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Old 06-23-2018, 05:36 PM
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Hey all. Long story short, my corner weights are F***ED.

I don't have access to a set of scales as of now but my thoughts are: lower the front driver and rear pass to 5.25 and 5.75 respectively. Thoughts? Will this work?

Additionally, any low-buck ideas to get the corner balance CLOSER to normal are appreciated.



FD = Front driver
FP = Front passenger
RD = Rear driver
RP = Rear passenger
Old 06-23-2018, 08:17 PM
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That would be a good start. Realistically it'll be very difficult to get your corner weights right without scales of some sort. I have a set of Ruggles' style lever scales if you have a flat work area and would like to give that a go.
Old 07-20-2018, 12:51 PM
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So I will update this because maybe some troll will find my info useful. Basically I was overthinking the whole issue. If ride height from side to side (in rear or front) is off by 3/16" or less, that is to be expected. This is per a friend that used to work for Heinlein Racing Development in NJ.

As the above comments stated-- corner balance is more important than getting ride height set perfectly.

I was trying to get my ride heights even side to side with a tolerance <=1/16".

With that being said, i have had success with getting CLOSER to my overall ride height by using the method outlined in Hot Rod Magazine's Article shown below:

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/ctrp...corner-weight/

Scroll to the ESTABLISHING RIDE HEIGHTS SECTION.

Currently I'm toying with spring rate vs bar and setting my rebound correctly in the car...

Thanks all for the help.
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