DECO Hydraulic Wheel Load Checker, 0-300 Pounds

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/DECO-H...nds,32635.html


this tool is designed for checking wheel loads at the track so it may not be the perfect solution but ive found a few threads by people who claim it is a pretty good alternative to scales. scales are a pain to set up and difficult to use if you don't have a lift and tables, also expensive to pay someone to do this work.

is anyone familiar with this tool?

 

Nobody with any sense. 20lbs accuracy is not enough to cornerbalance a car. Scales are only difficult to set up because they must be leveled. Checking the cornerweights of a car sitting on an uneven surface is just as bad.

 

Just as bad for a car that has never been corner weighted?

 

Pretty much. Cornerweighting is often done in half or one turn increments. That's a change as small as 1.5mm in most cases. If the ground is even 5mm off over the wheelbase of the car, that will skew the numbers badly.

 

The droid you are looking for: https://www.miataturbo.net/race-prep...1/#post1401122