Corner balance, any tips? Options

[tradisrad]

I am going to corner blance my 914 in the next week or so and I am looking for any tips that my help.

I picked up a set of Mad Racing scales, a Longacre caster/camber gauge and toe plates off of CL for $200. After I purchased said items I could not find a lot of info on the Mad Racing scales:



I did find that folks don't like these scales especially when compared to the Longacre digital scales. It also seems that there is a question about repeatability and accuracy with this type of scale. But they are what I have.

So, I would appreciate any advice on using these scales as well as the camber/caster gauge & toe plates.

My suspension set up is:
Elephant Poly Bronze x 4
GPR front bar
Stock torsion
Upper front monoballs
150lb Eibach springs w/ ground control
Bilstein shocks x 4
Turbo tie rods & bump steer.

[SirAndy]

I am going to corner blance my 914 in the next week or so and I am looking for any tips that my help.

You're looking for 50/50 cross weight and close to that in front/rear balance.


- Break tie rods lose in the front and the trailing arms bolts in the rear if you are planning to do a full alignment.

- 1/2 to 3/4 tank of gas

- Full drivers weight in the drivers seat

- Disconnect any swaybars

- Roll the car on the scales

- Set ride-height roughly where you want it

- Fine tune height using the scales until you are happy with the cross weights

- Lock in steering wheel in center position (two wooden poles cut to length work great for this)

- Set camber (and caster if needed)

- Set toe

- Tighten the tie rods and trailing arm bolts

- Reconnect the sway bars

- Go for a drive


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