I have searched and called many places, but cant seem to find anyone who does corner balancing in Jacksonville, FL. Does anyone know of a place? I am trying to get the car ready for IFO. Thanks.

 

Mase maybe? Only person I can think of that might. There is a very simple and accurate way to use bathroom scales but being this is H-T the idea would just get bashed. I'll keep it to myself.

Edit: just had a thought. There is a small chance Brumos might do it. With their racing I'm sure they have a set of scales. Maybe they could work something through their service dept to do it

 

I called mase, stage 6, hurricane, noone does it lol. I will try brumos.

 

http://www.scaleline.com/one_weigh_racecar_scale.htm


Call these people, they sell different sets of scales for this very thing, Im currently shopping around for a set now.

 

Dude id like to hear about the bathroom scale method. I know my car is way off and needs to be balanced out.

 

Bathroom scales are just as accurate as the digital scales.

 

How many bathroom scales that you can buy from bed bath are capable of 600-700lbs per corner?

 

You don't put the car directly on the scale. FYI, philstubbs above also mentioned using bathroom scales, we always used this method until we bought the long acre scales

 

Then enlighten me please, how do you weigh something without actually putting it on the scale?

 

IIRC you use some type of reverse leverage that lessens the load actually placed on the scale that is in a measurable percentage of the actual weight of the wheel. Ill see if I can find a picture of what I mean.

 

Found this using google. I am curious as to if the other people in the thread have a different way of doing tho though that doesnt involve constructing anything like that.

 

My method is a little classier and repeatable than this, but the basic idea is the same. A little math and its pretty accurate. Just buy 4 of the same scales so they are consistent.

 

Fabricate a fulcrum with a "see-saw" type platform for the tires to sit on that is x length away from the point sitting on the scale so that you can use a ratio to get the exact weight of the corners. Cheap and effective.

Ill try to dig mine out and take a picture.

 

So back to the question. Does anybody know of a place in Jacksonville, fl that does corner balancing? Thanks.

 

How close is tdautoworks. U can try them. They are good guys. Don't know what town they are in tho.

 

Brumos didn't work out?

 

You can try IPG in Sanford, Florida

 

Have you tried anywhere outside of the sport compact racing market yet? domestic drag shops, road racing shops, and so forth? SOmething like a porsche road racing specialty shop

 

x2 on IPG

 

There use to be a place around here awhile back, ill ask Cez and see if he remembers.

 

a typical google search led me to

riggins engineering
Address: 275 Hammond Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32254

Phone904) 786-7261

customers say average of 150 dollars to do it

 

Thanks and I did a typical google search. I will give them a call and see whatsup. Brumos didnt work out. Thanks though.

 

which long acre model did you get?

 

FWIW they do make fairly inexpensive 700 lb scales.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...552&styleid=18

They wont do much good in a drag application for a car much over 2000 though.

 

Not to rehash the bathroom scale idea but we have done 4 scales per corner and just added the weights together. Used 2x4s as cribbing and cheap *** scales that were about $10 each. Worked in a pinch when the Proform scales took a **** and tech was being an *** and was not going to accept 0.1% over on the left side for anyone (circle track racing).