(03-14-2016, 07:31 PM)SICKwidIT Wrote: (03-14-2016, 02:48 PM)chemic Wrote: You can also use four cheap Kitchen Food Scales
Thx for this suggestion. When using the scales what exactly am i trying to do?
I understand i place each wheel on a scale but what exactly is my goal?
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Adding each corner weight will give you your chassis overall weight.
Dividind the total weight of both rear scale by the total weight of the chassis will give your weight bias ratio
for example my total weight of chassis is 1172g, my rear is 630g this equal 630/1172=0.53 so 53% rear heavy.
Your chassis weight balance is 47% front 53% rear.
Then from corner to corner you can do the same to see your weight balancing from side to side.
Let's say your rear left is 300g and the rear right is 330g. You know your total rear weight is 630, so 300/630=0.47 or 47%.
This means your balancing is 47% rear left 53% rear right.
Depending on what kind of weight ratio you are looking for, you can add accordingly. Eventually you want your side to side to be as close as possible to 50/50 ratio to avoid torque steer. Front to back is totally up to your driving exprience.
By the way I tottaly pulled these numbers out of my butt, you will experience much different numbers on your chassis.
For example, my Hikotech Bianca is 1550g, while my RE-R is almost 1800g.