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Re: RE Tiger weight distribution

To: CoolVT@aol.com
Subject: Re: RE Tiger weight distribution
From: Larry Paulick <lpaulick@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:10:25 -0500
Mark, this is important, as your weight in your car, sets up how you 
adjust the car, so you are on the right track.  So what is the weight 
distribution.

Larry

CoolVT@aol.com wrote:

>Another  question might be...when a driver sits in the car does his weight 
>add to the front weight of the car or the rear?  I'm sure it is distributed 
>some 
>to the front and some to the rear.  A minor point is...with 1/2 a Tiger (or 
>one end) weighing in at about 1300 lbs.  a 200 lb driver, if all is weight is 
>applied to one end, can increase the weight at that end by about 15%....quite 
>a 
> substantial amount  when we are haggling over 2 and 3%.  I know that each 
>end will benefit from the driver's weight, I'm just curious to know if anyone 
>has calculated what portion of the weight ends up where.  "An idle mind is the 
>devil's workshop."  :-))
>Mark L.





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