Corner weights for the turbo......
Corner weights for the turbo......
I just weighed my turbo this past weekend at Roebling Road and the results surprised me a bit, the front drivers side was almost 150 lbs heavier than the front passenger side, the rears were almost identical. Is this because of the steering column etc. or is there a problem?????
If you are mean that the left front is heavier than the right front, but the rears are the same side to side, it means you're somewhat cross weighted. Like this, is bad for example:
LF RF
775 625
1050 1050
LR RR
It should look more like this:
700 700
1050 1050
Or, more likely with driver:
725 675
1075 1025
Notice the cross weights, front to back and side to side weights all add up to the same thing...
LF RF
775 625
1050 1050
LR RR
It should look more like this:
700 700
1050 1050
Or, more likely with driver:
725 675
1075 1025
Notice the cross weights, front to back and side to side weights all add up to the same thing...
right. Porsche has done a good job of shifting weight so
the car is as balanced side-to-side with a driver, as possible.
If your left front wheel is carrying that much more weight
than the passenger side front, then you probably have a non-
stock suspension, but for sure you need a shop to do your
cornerweight adjustment. If you can give me your 4 numbers,
(and ideally, if you could have gotten them with your weight
in the seat) I can run them through a calculation to suggest
what you should shoot for, and why.
Joe Weinstein
the car is as balanced side-to-side with a driver, as possible.
If your left front wheel is carrying that much more weight
than the passenger side front, then you probably have a non-
stock suspension, but for sure you need a shop to do your
cornerweight adjustment. If you can give me your 4 numbers,
(and ideally, if you could have gotten them with your weight
in the seat) I can run them through a calculation to suggest
what you should shoot for, and why.
Joe Weinstein
I do have the numbers but the screen was impossible to see from the seat of the car so the numbers are without me in the car but I weigh 220 lbs.
LF 704 RF 608
LR 1036 RR 1058
LF 704 RF 608
LR 1036 RR 1058
Ok, that's not as bad as you said originally. The LF-RF isn't 150 lbs.
These are off by about 34 lbs all around. A good set would be:
670 642
1070 1024
You'd *really* want to take numbers with you in the
seat, and with your swaybars detached at one end.
Then, when you adjusted your spring preloads to get
the right numbers (they's be different than the ones
above), have someone attach your swaybars while
you are still in the car, so they don't have any preload
as driven. If you attach them with the car empty, they
will be torqued by any new off-center weight added to
the car, such as you getting in the seat.
Joe Weinstein
These are off by about 34 lbs all around. A good set would be:
670 642
1070 1024
You'd *really* want to take numbers with you in the
seat, and with your swaybars detached at one end.
Then, when you adjusted your spring preloads to get
the right numbers (they's be different than the ones
above), have someone attach your swaybars while
you are still in the car, so they don't have any preload
as driven. If you attach them with the car empty, they
will be torqued by any new off-center weight added to
the car, such as you getting in the seat.
Joe Weinstein
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