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I just now did that with me in it

lf 794 rf 667

lr 689 rr 723

total 2872 Tires are at race air psi . 3/4 tank fuel.


Me not in it

lf 707 rf 639

lr 575 rr 706

total 2622

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I just now did that with me in it

lf 794 rf 667

lr 689 rr 723

total 2872 Tires are at race air psi . 3/4 tank fuel.


Me not in it
First before you scaled the car did you make sure the scales were level front-rear side-side? then you want to set the car on scales and be sure tire psi set and should have measured rear tires and make sure your roll out is equal then climb in and scale. you have to remember that weight is affected in a X pattern. also check your ride heights and set them Then to change the numbers you posted i would turn the coilover adjuster 1 turn down ( clockwise ) on RF. 1 turn out ( counter clockwise ) on the LF. then on the RR 1 or 2 turns out and LR 1 or 2 turns in and rescale you should see the numbers equal on all 4 corners. Front and rear and side to side is affected by the ballast you move around. after you make a adjustment bounce and try to roll the car back and forth to settle the car. Play with air psi on 1 tire and watch the scales you can see a difference and better understand whats going on. i havent scaled a car in years since my dirt track days so i hope i gave you some helpful advice. o ya since the front is heavier and stiffer springed the front is more sensetive to changes such as 1 turn on front spring is equal to 2 turns on rear

lf 707 rf 639

lr 575 rr 706

total 2622

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I wont throw in any more set up info as to muddle the question but will share some things you need to keep in mind. Make sure you have the car set up as it is to be raced. Meaning preferably YOU in the seat, with your gear on. The amount of fuel you expect to carry in the cell. Make sure the car is on LEVEL ground. And lastly and likely most important is to make sure you have the tires at the air pressure you plan to run. A few pounds of difference in air pressure can move a lot of weight around. Once you have all that set then you will have a better idea how the car will be and what you need to do to address any issues you have.

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I just weighed my car using a set of longacre scales on all 4 corners. I went through some weight changes by changing engines and adding a few things to the car.

Without me in it, my car weighs 2,622 lbs. I am 250 lbs. so my car adding my weight is 2872 lbs. gained 25lbs being off work and on dissability since oct. I go back to work the 25th, and will drop back to normal soon after, I hope


as the car sets right now, I have

LF 707 RF 639

LR 575 RR 706


I have srange dbl adj on rear coilover ladder bar
strange coilovers on the front.


I need some tips here while I'm on the scales for adjustments. I had a wobble/bobble lft to right in the car about 300 ft out as time went on last year. I checked the car for square and it is ok, but had found my lft rear shock adjuster screw had backed off some. I also noticed that the lft rear spring is wound up tighter on the shock.

My car is a round tube chassis mild steel.

I could use some suggestions on how to start getting this thing in balance again.

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. .there has been some good advice in a few post here. think about this from a simple stand point. first ,get all front end settings correct,set all air pressures,set the chassis to desired ride heights-[this is a must do.] then you scale the car in race trim. then you start with trying to balance the front 2 tires with each other,then the rear 2 with each other. then you can add weight to the tire that actually needs more grip. this will get you started..remember that a componet that will not stay in adjustment[a bad part] will run you in circles.