coozer
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:02 PM |
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Axle Weights
Do the two axle weights add up to the whole weight of the car?
On the rollers this morning I had 280kg at the front and 275kg at the back.
So, does that mean my car weighs 550kg????
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:05 PM |
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no the car weighs 2 tons
did you included the middle axle?
go and have a coffee, thats 555kg BTW
 190kg less than my buggy, must be the offroad tyres and that custom chassis 
[Edited on 15/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Guinness
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:31 PM |
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Was this at an SVA then Steve? 
Not sure of the answer, it probably involves math.
But that's what I'd assumed! 
Mike
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coozer
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 03:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Was this at an SVA then Steve?
Not sure of the answer, it probably involves math.
But that's what I'd assumed!
Mike
Sneaky question Mike, it was indeed SVA this morning.... and, guess what??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Hellfire
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 04:12 PM |
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No. The sum of both axles added together does not give the true total weight of the vehicle. Similarly, you cannot weigh yourself by standing with one
foot on the floor and the other foot on the scales and multiply the reading by two.
Phil
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 07:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
No. The sum of both axles added together does not give the true total weight of the vehicle. Similarly, you cannot weigh yourself by standing with one
foot on the floor and the other foot on the scales and multiply the reading by two.
Phil
so were does the difference in weight go then?
it doesn’t work when you weigh yourself because you have to shift your balance to stop yourself from falling over, hence you get a much higher reading
than both feet together. Since the car has four wheels that isn’t an issue…
[Edited on 15/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Dale
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 07:59 PM |
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If the car is level (as per the scales are flat on the floor or the other half of the car is raised to the exact height of the scales surface) the
weight should add up to be pretty damn close. As soon as the wheel heights are different it will be out.
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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myke pocock
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| posted on 15/7/08 at 08:54 PM |
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Am I glad someone else has asked this. SO... If I were to use a weighbridge where the surface is level to the ground, put the front end on then the
back end I should just about be OK????
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/7/08 at 11:23 AM |
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It's just as Dale says. If the car is level the weight will be pretty accurate, although bear in mind that some weighbridges can have increments
of 20kg.
I know Coozer SVA'd his car at Beverley and I also know that their scales don't weigh the axles whilst the vehicle is level. It's
surprising how much weight transfer can affect the weights.
Phil
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