yeahmag
Apr 26 2011, 05:32 PM
Finally finished my delrin/coil over install on the rear of the car and am ready to set the ride height and do some corner balancing. Anybody even remotely near Pasadena, CA have scales and want to help a brother out? Good beer and bad jokes included!
-Aaron
McMark
Apr 26 2011, 05:41 PM
I've done it with 8 cheap bathroom scales. I think it cost about $40 overall.
yeahmag
Apr 26 2011, 05:42 PM
Nice! How did you set that up? 2 per wheel and then a board or something spanning them?
McMark
Apr 26 2011, 05:49 PM
Yup.
yeahmag
Apr 26 2011, 05:50 PM
Sounds like I need to make a Walmart run!
Andyrew
Apr 26 2011, 06:06 PM
2 per wheel and a board spanning them is a pretty nifty idea...
jjackson
Apr 26 2011, 06:13 PM
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Apr 26 2011, 07:06 PM)
2 per wheel and a board spanning them is a pretty nifty idea...
Remember that with these bushings you will have to "settle" suspension by rolling car and compressing suspension after adjustment and before reweighing.Just a tip.If you don't do this after every adjustment, the smaal changes will not show up and you will get false readings.JJackson
Andyrew
Apr 26 2011, 06:17 PM
Yup, That has always been a concern of mine with bathroom scales. Jack the car up get the scales under and the weight balance is probably off what it normally rolls at.
My particular car is not effected by this as it has roller bearings instead of bushings.
r_towle
Apr 26 2011, 07:56 PM
2*8 planks between the scales and some in front at the same height as the board on top of the scale and you can roll the car back and forth...then back onto the scales.
Rich
jjackson
Apr 26 2011, 08:00 PM
That will do it.JJackson
QUOTE(r_towle @ Apr 26 2011, 08:56 PM)
2*8 planks between the scales and some in front at the same height as the board on top of the scale and you can roll the car back and forth...then back onto the scales.
Rich
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