Clio Cup On Corner Weights

[RevLimitUK]

Just thought id post these pics up of my cup on the corner weight pads at work ....... It was 1002kg with no spare wheel in and 8th of a tank of fuel .... i was impressed with the weight distribution , it was nearly a perfect 50/50

 

[Fred@BTM]

now sit in the car

i have those scales, they're epic!

 

[Geordie-Chris]

Is that all standard?

 

[Willo]

Interesting. I take it thats a standard cup with full interior etc?

 

[RevLimitUK]

now sit in the car

i have those scales, they're epic!

haha i did sit in the car but didnt get a pic of the readings


other than the spare wheel and tool kit removed the car is totally standard

 

[Fred@BTM]

1089kg stock was the factory figures IIRC?

 

[Midnight]

How does it work?

Setting up a car via corner weighing and how do they determine adding a driver?



Looks nice!

 

[RevLimitUK]

yeh i was surprised with how light it was ,,,,, i put a stock honda itr dc2 on and that was 1100kg with no spare wheel and no fuel init haha

 

[RevLimitUK]

How does it work?

Setting up a car via corner weighing and how do they determine adding a driver?



Looks nice!

basically you need adjustable suspension and you add the weight of the driver to the car before you adjust the suspension to get a perfect 50/50 weight distribution

 

[Fred@BTM]

imagine carrying all your shopping on 1 arm, silly idea right? same idea with corner weighting basically, you "balance" the car so all 4 corners get their fair share (its a bit more complicated than that, but that'll do!)

 

[Midnight]

basically you need adjustable suspension and you add the weight of the driver to the car before you adjust the suspension to get a perfect 50/50 weight distribution

I'm going to sound really dim here but does that make much more difference than an 'average' tracking ( track focused )?

 

[RevLimitUK]

yeh it does make a big difference average tracking adjusts camber castor and toe this is even more in depth

 

[Midnight]

Interesting, thank you!

 

[RevLimitUK]

no probs

 

[MarkCup]

This is why my front left wheel always used to lock way before the right one in my 172 Cup?

Makes sense, throw in 75kg for a driver and there's serious righthand side bias!

 

[RevLimitUK]

This is why my front left wheel always used to lock way before the right one in my 172 Cup?

Makes sense, throw in 75kg for a driver and there's serious righthand side bias!

its always gonna be heavier on the drivers side the weight distribution is measure cross axle eg front left wheel to rear right wheel

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Impressive weight for a standard car that

 

[RevLimitUK]

Impressive weight for a standard car that

i know im gettin tempted to strip the rear interior out haha

 

[Skeeter]

Just find a way to loose 2kg and get it under a tonne for internet cool points.

 

[RevLimitUK]

Just find a way to loose 2kg and get it under a tonne for internet cool points.

loose the rear interior

 

[Tony Hunter]

imagine carrying all your shopping on 1 arm, silly idea right? same idea with corner weighting basically, you "balance" the car so all 4 corners get their fair share (its a bit more complicated than that, but that'll do!)

And can take hours to do, eh Fred

 

[Martin.]

Impressive weight for a standard car.

 

[Fred@BTM]

And can take hours to do, eh Fred

too much filler in one side on yours

 

[.GAZ.]

Get it under 900kg's FFS.

 

[Tony Hunter]

too much filler in one side on yours

True.