So, if the front is heavier than the rear, why the 10 psi higher tire pressure recommendation for the rear? That is certainly counter intuitive. mcneely On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > As some may recall I recently acquired a vehicle weighing system. Scales > for all 4 wheels going go the wireless display. Recently I did a suspension > upgrade on an 88 Westy using Schwenk Springs and T3 front bushings and > stuff. The owner was nice enough to pretty much have it emptied for me as I > was doing a lot of interior electrical work. It does have a house battery > under the driver's seat. To my surprise the van weighed in at 970 pounds > all 4 corners. 3,880 pounds. Adding weight, My 190 pounds going in and > walking around, it was amazing to see how the weight gets distributed to at > least 3 wheels. Adding shim to the left rear to take out that sagging look > also took weight off the left front and threw some 200 pounds on the right > front. As I always thought one should not just shim one corner. Now I know. > What really surprises me is the front-rear balance. On empty 2WD the front > has actually been heavier than the rear. Explains the lack of snow > performance. > > Dennis > |
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