Nose weight

[JERRY SMITH]

Falcon g2
How can you add nose % with out adding a bunch of lead. Only got 29% nose 55%cross 58% left. kart total is 391.
top of seat 9' off axle
driver 6 foot 218lb
Need 46% nose
65% cross
61% left

 

[flattop1]

Something is wrong .
Either the math or the scales .
I can't see 71% rear ever .

 

[kartboy63]

Falcon g2
How can you add nose % with out adding a bunch of lead. Only got 29% nose 55%cross 58% left. kart total is 391.
top of seat 9' off axle
driver 6 foot 218lb
Need 46% nose
65% cross
61% left

def something not right,

 

[flattop1]

The % shown would equate too .
62.5 lft frt 50.83 rt frt
164.2lft r. 113.39 rr

 

[bullerman]

Need to rescale. The top rear of hour seat would have to be past the rear axle I think. I have read my bathroom scales wrong more than once.

 

[racinnut15xm]

Something is wrong .
Either the math or the scales .
I can't see 71% rear ever .

might be a cage kart. They have so much tubing in the back you have this issue

 

[racinnut15xm]

might be a cage kart. They have so much tubing in the back you have this issue

Well I see he posted falcon g2 now. I'm not sure what that is but i don't believe it's a cage kart. I would check the scales are plugged in correctly and calibrated correctly.

 

["J'-remy]

always take a motor or something heavy and place it on each scale and see if anything is +/- a pound or 2. on most scales if something is on it when turned on it will just zero the weight that was on it. just a guess.

 

[Colt sr]

always take a motor or something heavy and place it on each scale and see if anything is +/- a pound or 2. on most scales if something is on it when turned on it will just zero the weight that was on it. just a guess.

We have a 5 lb dumbell we set on each pad to check if scales are reading correctly. You don't necessarily have to use something heavy just something you know the accurate weight for prior to verification. We also triple verify the scales are level as that can throw your scales off as well.

 

[spincycle]

That thing should be pulling wheelies off the corners with that much rear/lack of nose weight...

 

[Marcis71]

We have a 5 lb dumbell we set on each pad to check if scales are reading correctly. You don't necessarily have to use something heavy just something you know the accurate weight for prior to verification. We also triple verify the scales are level as that can throw your scales off as well.

If I’m in doubt I spin the kart 180* and reweigh it. If it’s not VERY close to the same numbers I know something’s not level.

 

[MaxxT Out]

Falcon g2
How can you add nose % with out adding a bunch of lead. Only got 29% nose 55%cross 58% left. kart total is 391.
top of seat 9' off axle
driver 6 foot 218lb
Need 46% nose
65% cross
61% left

Is there a chance that when you drop the kart on the scales that your body is barely touching the scales.. Usually if body is low it would be the left rear by the tire.. I have roll offs and a buddies kart body was barely touching the scale when we would roll it on.. Just thinking outside the box here...