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> Corner Balancing a Twisted Tub ..., Adventures in Weight-Distribution Land ...
SirAndy
post Apr 22 2006, 02:00 AM
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so, McMark and i spent all day today trying to corner balance my tweaked and twisted tub.

i started out with all 4 corners the same ride-height. but the car felt awful. twitchy like hell and the left front always wanted to slide on me.

so, we got a bunch of scales and went to investigate.

almost 3/4 tank of gas and my fat ass in the drivers seat ...

the end result is still not perfect, but *much* better than before.
interestingly enough, now that the corners are balanced, the tub looks all crooked. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

i guess it makes sense, it's either:
- twisted tub, same ride height on all 4 corners, corner weights waaaay off
or
- twisted tub, corners balanced, tub looks bend.


we'll see how it holds up at the AX this AM, but it felt *much* better on the ride home from napa ...

thank you Mr. McMark!
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here's a printout from the high-tech software we used to track the data ...


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SirAndy   Corner Balancing a Twisted Tub ...   Apr 22 2006, 02:00 AM
SirAndy   oh, and btw. looks like my car comes in at around ...   Apr 22 2006, 02:12 AM
McMark   Yeah, a nice set of scales from SMART is on my sho...   Apr 22 2006, 02:53 AM
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