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Need Weight-Split For My Car!
I need the weight distribution for my
car but cannot find it ANYWHERE on line, even at the manufacturers website. "60/40" or "55/45" are typical splits for most front-wheel drives. This is BASIC information, like what kind of fuel the vehicle uses, and it's not available anywhere for my specific car. |
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Need Weight-Split For My Car!
Anyone??
I'm talking about the Front-Rear percentage weight distribution. |
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Kevin Bottorff wrote: wrote in news:4951aeeb-048c-41ef-8aaa-
> I'm talking about the Front-Rear percentage > weight distribution. > "there is nothing basic about that figure, almost no one needs that info. if you need it take it to a scale and figger it out your self not rocket science. KB " ________ Used to be in every automotive publication, hard copy or online, and in dealer brochures. Is useful for those who like to fine-tune tire pressures for handling purposes, etc. Suppose a car has a 60/40(Front/Rr) weight distro. They might want to try putting 5psi extra in their front tires, or 2lbs psi less in the rears and 2lbs more in the fronts. That sort of thing. That's why I consider the info basic - unlike needing to know the # of turns steering lock to lock. Most drivers don't have use for that detail. |
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On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 3:07:02 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> I need the weight distribution for my > car but cannot find it ANYWHERE > on line, even at the manufacturers > website. > > "60/40" or "55/45" are typical splits > for most front-wheel drives. This is > BASIC information, like what kind of > fuel the vehicle uses, and it's not > available anywhere for my specific > car. Just run the car with a couple of more pounds pressure in the front or follow the manufacturer's recommended tire pressure and you'll be fine. That's pretty much all you can do even if you do know the F/R ratios. I suppose you could take impressions of the tire contact patch and figure out the ratios from that. You'll probably going to end up adding a couple of more pounds pressure in the front anyway so why bother? |
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On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 9:07:02 PM UTC+8, wrote:
> I need the weight distribution for my > car but cannot find it ANYWHERE > on line, even at the manufacturers > website. > > "60/40" or "55/45" are typical splits > for most front-wheel drives. This is > BASIC information, like what kind of > fuel the vehicle uses, and it's not > available anywhere for my specific > car. You see it for RWD cars, they will proclaim 50-50 or 51-49. |
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In rec.autos.tech, on Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:00:03 -0400, micky
> wrote: > >Or go to a scrap yard with a scale for weighing the pickup trucks and >tip the guy a couple bucks to tell you when your front wheels are 3 feet >onto the scale and after you drive forward, when your rear wheels are 3 >feet from being off the scale. Or better yet, half the distance from the front to the back wheels. |
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