Cross or LR

[lilsumo]

Just curious, do most of you guys and gals care about your cross weight and just sit your bite? or really worry about cross weight

[Dirtracer50]

I haven't paid attentions to cross in years. Just set the bite and don't even pay attention to cross.

[Confused?]

Only the LR bite. I do pay attention to the front splits too. I like having the LF heavier than the RF

[TS3g]

Set left side and rear %, set LR bite. Cross will be whatever it comes out to be

[Matt49]

Cross weight is really the important number but LR bite is easier to calculate (going back to grain scale days) so that is what chassis manufacturers give you. A given cross weight number (say 50%) requires more LR bite as the total weight of the car increases. Just for example and easy math:
A 2000 pound race car with 55% left, 55% rear, and 50% cross looks like this:
500 400
600 500
LR bite = 100

But a 4000 pound race car with the same weight distribution (theoretically same handling characteristics) ends up with twice the bite:
1000 800
1200 1000
LR bite = 200 but the left, rear, and cross percentages are the same.

Hope I made my point.