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Originally Posted by G-Pete
AGAIN all your calculations, measurements and adjustments are OUT THE WINDOW when you have a passenger on board (or you gain 10 pounds over winter, or both).
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I might as well clear this up, since it is
absolutely false. My cross weight percentage with me
out of my Cobra is 49.9%. With me
in my Cobra it is 50.1% -- a passenger that weighs less than I do (195 lbs.) only brings the values closer to the perfect 50.0% number. How is this possible? Because when I sit behind the wheel of my Cobra, my weight is distributed as follows: 47% goes to the left rear wheel, 29% goes to the left front wheel, 24% goes to the right rear wheel, and less than 1% goes to the right front wheel. The difference in cross weight by adding me behind the wheel is
less than ten pounds. It is that difference that affects the cross weight percentages. I just didn't want anyone not adjusting their car because of the belief that adding a few pounds around the waistline, or even adding a passenger, would negate it. If you want to play with exact numbers, here's a nice on-line Corner Weight calculator
Corner Weight Calculator