ApacheDrill

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I have heard this thrown around a few times recently and what exactley is scaling, the purpose of it and the methods for it to be done.. Sorry if this is a little silly, but to understand things sometimes i need to break them down Barney style.. Thanks in Advance for your help..

rufretic

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I was just wondering that myself, hope someone will shed some light on this for us.

Strahley

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I hear it being used when talking about rear suspension, I'd like to know also

1BADAIR

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it is when you put a car on scales to get corner weights.
Then you adjust them by moving weight or ride heights on coilovers

SlickVert

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For a drag race car, the goal is to get both rear tires to have about the same weight on them, to reduce the sixty foot times and have the car go straight.

Normally with a drive in the car it will have more weight on the left rear tire.
So the first thing is to disconnect the rear Drag/Sway bar.
Then place the rear tires on scales with the drive in the car and the car and driver in race trim.
Then you start tightening the front right coil over to increase the weight on the right rear until it has about 15lbs more then the left rear.
Last while still having the driver in the car, hook the rear Drag bar link back up with no preload.
This is a starting point, then from here, make very small changes if the car does not track straight.
Lengthen the right rear darg bar link(more weight on the right tire) to make the car turn left and shorten the right link to make it turn right.

To get the most out of your set-up, take it to a professional like Madman.

Hope this helps
Bob

Carbed4thGen

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Exactly what he said. But I would like to add remember to keep the car level. If you put the scales under the rear only then put some boards the same height as the scales under the front to make sure its even.

prostock_bigblock

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where to do or find a scale?