r_duff

what exactly is a corner balance?

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The tein flex has a lower shock adjustment (for height) and a spring perch adjustment for preload. Can this combination be used to keep the car level, while still affecting the weight on each wheel? Physically, it doesnt make sense to me, unless Darin at westend is bouncing the car exactly right to make the preloaded springs alter the weight.

anyway, here are my numbers..pardon my crude drawing:

alejo

adding balast and adjusting coils so the car is evenly distributed across the 4 corners...

Kekoa

duhhh.....................

S2Koupe

not quite alejo.

the goal is to create equal cross weights (LF+RR=RF+LR), not balancing each corner.

and its not needed in my opinion.

alejo

that's what i meant, bad communicator here

r_duff

so this 'weight' is adjusted how? by spring compression?

jchung

yes.. they adjust the preload.

r_duff

brilliant. thanks!

S2Koupe

not really preload, but by height.

think of a 4 legged stool. legs a,b,c,d. O is the middle. ignore the _.

A_B
_O_
C_D

if you cut the length of leg B short, it will be less balanced and rock easily as it balances on A and D. so then you cut A shorter to match, the stool is now balanced again, even though its sitting at a tilt now. but thats ok, its a better situation than before.

with a car, what you start out with is an uneven stool with completely unequal leg lengths to begin with. youre just figuring out how to balance the cross weights to a more optimal, balanced situation.

alejo

in race cars they use ballast as well. - lead weights.