Corner weights

[xxxturbo6]

Steve's number of 52% is just the front weight in percent. At least between Steve and I, we talk about front percentage when comparing weight percentages car to car and leave off the rear percent. The general goal with our cars is to try and reach 50% front weight, but usually we only get to 53% to 51% at best. Stock for early Camaros is 56% to 58%.

Your left front and right rear are heavier than they should be. IF the scales were perfectly level with each other, then you should try and lower any adjustment on those corners until they even up more. The left side usually is heavier than the right, - without driver. I disconnect front and rear anti roll bars when scaling, then connect them on the scales and shim them so they don't jack weight from one corner to the other. Raising a spring perch on the LF corner will increase weight on the LF and RR corners.

Your left and right side weights add up to almost even, so by adjusting the heavy corners you should be able to balance them pretty close without driver.

I like to do basic scaling without driver, just because the driver weight can vary depending on who it is. And I don't want to mess with placing 180 to 200 lbs of weight in the car every time I do a corner balance, and usually I don't have a spare person around the exact weight of the driver that can sit in the car. If the driver is around I'll sit him in the car for a weight when done.

Here is an online calculator that should help, I haven't used it but it should work. http://www.opuscorvair.com/cornerweightcalculator.html
When trying to even up cross weight you want to get close to 50%.
David

Thanks for the reply David,

I used a set of those Taylor mechanical scales, zeroed them out and jacked the car up in the middle and then sat the car down on the scales front, then rear. I never thought about the scales being exactly level to each other while in the shop. I will check this as well next time!

I also had a guy offer to loan me his digital pad scales so I will most likely take him up on it and do as you recomend by disconecting the sway bars and see if it measures any different than the first time. The passenger Rear is what is really confusing to me because there is No spare or anything in the trunk and 3/4 tank of gas.

I will do that and report back.

Scot W.

[wmhjr]

I also had a guy offer to loan me his digital pad scales so I will most likely take him up on it

The digital scales are real nice. That's what I borrowed to weigh my ride. You first set the scales up and calibrate them and then lower the car onto them. They do all the math. FWIW I was extremely surprised that my car was so close to 50/50 (actually, 25/25/25/25) as I expected it to be much more biased to the front. It's heavier than I'd like (3700) but 50.6 front, 49.4 rear, just about exactly equal left to right. Weighed it twice before I was convinced.