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RE: Wheel weights!

To: "'mgb-v8'" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Wheel weights!
From: "Susan and Jack Brooks" <tr3a@att.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:16:25 -0800
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Reply-to: "Susan and Jack Brooks" <tr3a@att.net>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Tom,

FYI - Here are my numbers for my Stock TR3, w/o driver, no spare and a full
tank of gas.

Weights         Cross weights   
LF & RR         RF & LR
567     559             1104    1101
542     537                     

Hmmmm, that V8 is about the same weight as the stock boat anchor, isn't it?

Jack


> For years I have put off weighing my 1960 TR3A V8 because it 
> just was not close enough to finished to suit me.  While it 
> is not finished, are they ever, I decided to weigh it this 
> morning.  I used a set of Rebco electronic wheel scales I 
> have left over from when I was racing.  These weights are 
> without any compensating weight in the drivers seat for me, 
> without the rollbar, and with a 1/4 tank of gas.  The results 
> are below:
> 
> 
> 
>               LF              FRONT                   RF
>               575 26.6%       1142  52.9%             567  26.2%
> 
>               L SIDE          TOTAL                   R SIDE
>               1082  50.1%     2156                    1074  49.9%
> 
> 
>               LR              REAR                    RR
>               507  23.5%      1014  47.1%             507  23.5%
> 
> With the roll bar in and a full tank of gas I think I am 
> going to come in just right front to back.  I will have to 
> add some weight to the right side of the car to compensate 
> for my weight and the slight imbalance that already exists.

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