Checking rear weight balance with one scale

[plhiatt]

Will you get a accurate reading checking weight on each rear wheel with one scale?
IF you place one rear wheel on the scale, then using a piece of material the same height as the base of the scale= raise the DFW and the opposite rear wheel to the same level as the scale.
Of course then switch the car around and weigh the other rear wheel the same way.
Has any one checked weight balance this way?

 

[Vitamin K]

Will you get a accurate reading checking weight on each rear wheel with one scale?
IF you place one rear wheel on the scale, then using a piece of material the same height as the base of the scale= raise the DFW and the opposite rear wheel to the same level as the scale.
Of course then switch the car around and weigh the other rear wheel the same way.
Has any one checked weight balance this way?

Perfectly valid way to get the weights. A lot of folks just like multiple scales because it is faster.

 

[LightninBoy]

Will you get a accurate reading checking weight on each rear wheel with one scale?
IF you place one rear wheel on the scale, then using a piece of material the same height as the base of the scale= raise the DFW and the opposite rear wheel to the same level as the scale.
Of course then switch the car around and weigh the other rear wheel the same way.
Has any one checked weight balance this way?

Possible, but you need to make sure the support material is *exactly* the same height as the scale. Before I had the 3 scales, I used stacks of business cards so I could easily change the height to match the scale.

Its a total PIA though. I recommend buying the additional scales.

 

[W8NONU]

A good way to double check your individual wheel weights is to add them together and then compare the total to the car weight (the whole car measured on one scale). The numbers should be almost identical.

 

[CivilWarTalk]

A good way to double check your individual wheel weights is to add them together and then compare the total to the car weight (the whole car measured on one scale). The numbers should be almost identical.

This is exactly how I do it.

 

[plhiatt]

Do most league racers try to get even weight, or close on both rear wheels?