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Old 30-03-2008 | 08:57 PM
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Just wondering what is actually involved in corner weighting a car and how it's done???? And the difference it's likely to make to the handling?
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Old 30-03-2008 | 10:25 PM
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as far as im aware... your car is put on 4 scales, then the coilovers are adjusted until the readingsn the scales are as equal as possible, not always possible due to front/rear weight differences, but as close as possible.

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http://www.northamptonmotorsport.com/default.asp?id=20
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Cool, cheers that's the sort of info i needed!!
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Can this be done on a road car? Benni.
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any car with coilovers
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Originally Posted by Benni
Can this be done on a road car? Benni.
You can corner weight anything, but you can only adjust it if you have adjustable spring platforms like on a coilover, or I suppose you could use shims under the springs on a normal shock to change it, but a lot of fucking about
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And make sure you get it done with the driver sitting in the car!

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Doesn't need coilovers, any car can be done by adding weight to equalise all four corners, like the radicals were doing today at snetty!!
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