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wildman10
03-03-2012, 12:31 PM
have older harris dirt mod leaf spring-chevelle need input on scaling ...with or without driver...Im 200lbs when I sit in the car the % change quite a bit ...........thanks
ThrowInDirt
03-04-2012, 03:49 PM
I scale without...always have....some will say that its wrong and some will say its right...but it works for me
johnny v
03-04-2012, 06:16 PM
most set up sheets have the % number set up without the driver........
but you can go with whatever works for you.... Mark bush (Racewise School and dirt mod chassis articles ) says 53 % to 53.5% with driver..... my shaw set up sheet says 52.5% to 53 % without driver... but specifies
Left 52.5 to 53 %
Rear 55 to 56 %
Wedge 15 to 20 #
Based on 180 to 200# driver
If driver is under 180#, increase LF side %
If driver is over 200# decrease LF side %
Just a pain for Driver to crawl in and out of the car to help scale it and make changes...
hope that helps you out some..... see ya johnny v
Egoracing
03-04-2012, 06:24 PM
Biggest gains can be made from just being consistant. We marked all 4 scale locations on the shop floor and would level them to each other every time we used them. Nascar does not have a driver in the car while scaling the car, they may use weight or nothing BUT EVERY time the car hits the scales it is the exactly same way.
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