speedway wheel load checker

[hillbilly21]

has anyone used a wheel load checker ? i have seen them in the speedway catolog are they accurate? are these used in place of scales? is it a good tool ? worth having? thanks.

[joedoozer]

I bought one and promptly returned it.

First problem was it gave me a different number every time I used it, even if I never moved the tool. Pushed down took a reading and set the car back down, repeat the steps and get a different reading. Sometimes it was a 50 pound difference!

Next problem was it would not hold the reading. When I leveled the gauge and held the car, the needle would constantly drop. Again not giving me an accurate reading.

The last and final problem was it did not work with beadlock wheels. The finger that pushes on the rim was not long enough to reach past the beadlock ring. I could have just as well used a piece of wood to lay inside the rim, but at this point I wasn't going to waste anymore of my time.

I think if someone takes this tool and tries to rework it, it might be a very good tool for a budget racer. But the way it is now, it's a waste of money and will cause you nothing but headaches. That being said I may have gotten a bad checker. Speedway Motors was very good about returning it, but I did end up paying for the return shipping. So it may be worth a try.

[hillbilly21]

i run beadlocks all the way around so thank you why would they build them like that? very good idea on paper thou. like you said maybe if reworked it would be great no nead to keep rolling the car off the pads and back on all the time small easy to store huh too bad there crap.

[johnny v]

those have been around for 30 yrs...before beadlocks and before everybody ended up with a set of scales....I used one back in the late 70's.... its still on the shelf out at my Dad's shop....