Weight distribution

[sdio]

So so since caterhams have a dedion is it better to aim on diagonally equal weights or front to back?
What does common caterham wistom has to say?

[sdio]

rotorwings said:

I've been thinking about this as well.

Any opinions on my current setup? This was with a driver (too fat) and 1/2 tank of fuel.

Why so heavy is it a super luxury Sv or an olf ford engined car?

[sdio]

dsl2 said:

I always set mine up with equal front weights for sprints & hillclimbs use & can't recall getting beaten much!

When you set up the fronts to be equal with you in the car how much difference in weight is there at best between the two rears?
Cheers

[sdio]

dsl2 said:

When I say equal fronts to be honest I actually tend to put up to 10 kg more on the drivers side front as I raced a Radical too (winning two championships in two years) with most circuits predominantly turning right, from memory i(ts a few years ago now) the rear weight difference was close on 20kg heavier drivers side with the drivers side front heavier 8 to 10 kg's.

OK
So it is not possible to have left and right on both front and rear perfectly matched then
So i am on a good path,
I will let you know where my cornering weight will end up

[sdio]

Hi all so here is a little update on my set up
I am aiming for 70-75mm under the sump and 20-25 rake then optimised by even front distribution and the rear as close as possible

All this is easy to achieve but i cannot get the weight off the driver's side.
This is a LHD car.
My current set up without me in (since still testing and adjusting) is :

Front LHS(driver side) 129kg, Front RHS (pax side)126kg
Rear LHS 149, Rear RHS 136kg

Ride height is 135mm front (L&R) and 160Rear (L) 155 Rear (R)

How can i lighten up the Rear LHS and make it lighter than the Rear RHS to compensate my weight when in the car ?
Already the LHS is 13kg heavier than RHS and this is without even me in!
Cheers


May be worth mentioning,
The car has the green antiroll bar in front but not antiroll bar at the rear.
Does that matter?

Edited by sdio on Saturday 21st January 17:02

[sdio]

Hi,

Thank you for your explanation,
My floor is not perfectly flat, I will try again elsewhere and update my comments
Thanks a lot DCL.

[sdio]

Hi

So i tried again on a flater surface and different set of scales and after several adustments i ended up with following which i think is good enough for now.
Ride height 133/155
Sump clearances 70
Weight distribution without me 72kg
122fwd left 128 fwd right
142 rear left, 124 rear right.
With me in it the figures should change to something like this (to be confirmed during final adjustment)
138-136
174-140

I think it is good enough..