Cornerweighting F/R percentages.

[Justin McClanahan]

You'd want the front driver and rear passenger wheels to weigh the same
as the front passenger and rear driver.  This helps you have similar
handling characteristics between left and right hand turns.  You can
adjust some better F/R weight distribution into the car, but at the
expense of an evenly adjusted car (ex. the back might be higher,
etc...).  I corner balanced my g20 and it didn't take me too long at
all.  I wish I had the paper handy and I'd give you an idea of the
weights.  But it was about 48.x and 51.x cross distribution.  F/R was
something around 63/64% F and 36/37% R.

All other constants the same, more front weight should make the car push
and more rear weight should make the car tail happy.  However factors
such as spring rate, shock/strut adjustments, tire pressure, etc... all
play a factor too.

Good luck!

Justin McClanahan
95 G20 w/ MAJOR gas issues
err, I mean none's available in Phoenix. :-(

-----Original Message-----
I'm going to go cornerweight my car in the
next week or 2, and I'm really wondering
what the precise deal is with cornerweighting
percentages.  I've heard 60/40 is pretty good,
I've also heard 65/35 tossed around by at least
one person.  The real question I have is, why
would you go one way or another?  What's the
difference either way?  Obviously, the amount
of weight on the front wheels and the rear, but
how does that affect handling?  Does putting
less weight on the front wheels make the car
understeer less or more?