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mackei23b

posted on 3/7/08 at 09:51 AM Reply With Quote
Anyone made up thier own cornerweight guage?

Thinking of making my own up, but not the bathroom scale type.

Anyone had some success?

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Mr Whippy

posted on 3/7/08 at 10:18 AM Reply With Quote
is it worth going to a lot of bother since unless you suffer from yo-yo dieting you will most likely need it only once.

the scales seem a cheap solution





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britishtrident

posted on 3/7/08 at 10:25 AM Reply With Quote
Needs checked every so often springs settle particularly in the first 6 months use.


One way to do is make up a hydraulic load using a pressure gauge and a hydraulic cylinder

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mackei23b

posted on 3/7/08 at 10:41 AM Reply With Quote
Any useful links for the kit?

Cheers

Ian

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Originally posted by britishtrident
Needs checked every so often springs settle particularly in the first 6 months use.


One way to do is make up a hydraulic load using a pressure gauge and a hydraulic cylinder

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indykid

posted on 3/7/08 at 10:51 AM Reply With Quote
didn't david jenkins make one out of a clutch slave cylinder and a pressure gauge off ebay?

i may be wrong on it being david, but that was the idea iirc.

tom






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David Jenkins

posted on 3/7/08 at 11:07 AM Reply With Quote
I looked at the idea, but then someone lent me one!

Here's where I found a design:

minimania






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britishtrident

posted on 3/7/08 at 01:54 PM Reply With Quote
I was toying with idea of using a small cheap bottle jack as the cylinder.





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David Jenkins

posted on 3/7/08 at 07:07 PM Reply With Quote
BTW: It is worth doing - my car felt very unsettled, then I used the gauge and found that there was a diagonal bias (right heavier than the left at the front. left heavier than the right at the back.)

Balanced it out as best I could, and it felt a huge amount better afterwards.






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