ARB and corner weights

[Bud]

Scaled the car again at it's full race weight. 3183lbs

With the ARB disconnected the corner weights were:

855 - 823
782 - 721

Put the ARB links back in and adjusted them while on the scales to get the weight showing on the rear the same for both sides and ended up with 762lbs on each rear tire. Problem is with the ARB adjusted to get the weight even in the rear the passenger side sits almost 1" higher than the driver's side.

When adjusting an ARB do you go for no preload and adjust from there or do you want to use it to even the weight out in the rear so each tire see's the same load?

Also I have to add 120lbs next year to be legal weight, thinking about putting some weight just behind the passenger seat until the car is the same side to side, then maybe the rest over the diff. Any suggestions on that?

 

[Bud]

I must have had similar preload on the ARB on my runs this season as the passenger side sat up a similar amount (3/4") and the car would launch straight as long as it had traction. When it would go wheels and unload and spin the car would go left. The same thing would happen in the burnout box. Seems anytime the car spins it would go left.

 

[wbt]

Assuming you are weighing the car with you in the driver seat?

I would go with something like the CJ weight box. Watson Racing should have that item for sell. It sits in the forward part of the spare tire well.

http://shop.watsonracing.com/Drag-Race-Weight-Box-p/wr-drwgtbox.htm