Dutton Kit Cars and their owners
P1050908b
Weighing the car one corner at a time. I put blocks under the other wheels to keep the car level. It weighed 623Kg in total without occupants. The scales were £4.50 each from Tescos.
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Comment by Big Vern on February 6, 2013 at 22:32
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Thats why the front sits low! As I have said previously NOT stiff enough. I have first hand experience of this, no doubt Dave A. Who doesn't have first hand experience will be along in a minute to argue the toss, yawn!
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Comment by James Doulton on February 6, 2013 at 21:55
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I have measured the effective spring rate of my front wheel by using these scales to measure the contact force as I jacked the front of the car up. I put the jack in the middle of the front cross member in order to keep the car level. I measured the height of the body from the top of the scales and I also measured how far the wheel sprung up as the bulge reduced (8mm). I ended up with a figure of 164lb/in effective at the wheel which suggest that the springs I have are just under 240lb/in. The total wheel travel, from the tyre just touching the scales to the tyre taking the full 310lbs, is just under 2 inches.
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