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Old 01-13-2003, 11:00 AM
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John,
Yes, you should scale the car with the driver. Most likely you will be left side heavy. To get L to Rt bias equal you will have to move or add weight since spring adjustments wont change L to R or F to R bias, only cross-weight.

To get cross-weights equal, I would again move or add weight. If you adjust the coil-overs to change cross weights, you will have unequal ride heights from one side to the other and that will affect suspension and steering geometry.

When circle track guys make adjustments to corner weights (wedge), they typically do it on the left rear and maintain the ride heights on the other corners.

My Cobra, with with the driver, has the ride heights equal across the front and across the rear with no preload on the swaybars, the LF-RR and the RF-LR cross weights within 5#, and Left to Right within 5#.

Scott

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