Striker corner weights

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Striker corner weights

Postby Rad334 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:23 pm

Trying to set the corner weights on my striker today ready for loton park on Saturday, got to this in the end before getting fed up :D I know it says total 602kgs but I had a big dinner!
Is that close enough?
I only sat the display there for the photo it didn't make much difference.
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby adithorp » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:58 pm

It doesn't get much better than that. I usually get bored before I get it that good. A couple of weeks on salad and you could even the sides up. ;)
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby Rad334 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:14 pm

adithorp wrote: A couple of weeks on salad and you could even the sides up. ;)

Lol

Joking aside the car weighs without me 526kgs that's a lot heavier than I was expecting for a bike engined car.
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby The Knobs » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:56 pm

bet those seats weigh a lot
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby jeffw » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:12 pm

There is a lot of 'pub' weight figures bandied about. My Phoenix is 620Kg with the supercharged Zetec in it so 520 sounds around the money for BEC.
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby RobMsport » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:10 am

If those weights are with you in the car then you've done a good job :!: I have mine equal at the front but 8kgs more on the rear drivers side than kerbside. Heavier the driver the harder to get it balanced ;)
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby Rad334 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:34 am

RobMsport wrote:If those weights are with you in the car then you've done a good job :!: I have mine equal at the front but 8kgs more on the rear drivers side than kerbside. Heavier the driver the harder to get it balanced ;)

Yes that's with me in it. I was pleased with that here's a photo without me in it. You would expect it to be a lot lighter on the rear right. Funny how it all balances out.
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby isleman » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:15 pm

My Mk3 was 495Kg without me, doors and roof but with Sigma Se and live axle.
I´m afraid I have to say with me in it is pretty close to yours :shock:
Is there something heavy on yours? Seats, wheels
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby Rad334 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:58 pm

isleman wrote:My Mk3 was 495Kg without me, doors and roof but with Sigma Se and live axle.
I´m afraid I have to say with me in it is pretty close to yours :shock:
Is there something heavy on yours? Seats, wheels

I've got the roll cage and a few extra braces in the chassis the reverse box is a few kilos, the engine weighs 83kgs (dry) but I have an accusump so that's extra weight.
The seats don't seem that heavy or the wheels. I had started making some alloy panels to do underneath but don't think I'll bother now.
You do surprise me yours was lighter with a car engine.
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Re: Striker corner weights

Postby RobMsport » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:10 pm

Any seat other than f/glass or carbon , kevlar etc will weigh upwards of 5kgs and some at 10kgs . My drivers seat is f/glass at 2.7kgs .
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