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Old 09-11-2024, 01:56 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Billy Nees View Post
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You would be surprised at WHERE you can gain and lose ET by not just piling all of your weight in the trunk.
There was a good article about moving weight in one of the magazines some years ago and as I can recall it involved Sheldon Gecker's S/G car.
Especially on a FWD vehicle car eh Billy! Pushing weight is easier than pulling it.

In my case the finished product scaling the car was surprisingly well done w/ me in the drivers seat helmet on, the front corners are exactly 3 lbs. difference. Getting the weight transferred from rear to front was accomplished by replacing the stock 14 gal tank with a 5 gal cell, but the rear is 155 lbs. heavier on left rear than right...but those are not the drive tires anyway, just along for the ride and some added smooth and effective efficient braking power down at the dancing end. Lol.

We read the same info Billy.

Yes, making the weight work can make you hook up in a snow storm on a nicely prepared track
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