We weighed our SlingShot using 3 scales No driver or passenger 1/2 tank gas
Left Front 565 lbs
Right Front 565 lbs
Front Total 1130 lbs
Rear 604 lbs
Total 1734 lbs
Weight Balance =
Front 65.2 %
Rear 34.8 %
................................................ tom n carol
What would the balance be with a 200 pound rider in each seat. Figure 200 is a good average with clothes.
Be good to compare if you still have the scales.
What would the balance be with a 200 pound rider in each seat. Figure 200 is a good average with clothes.
Be good to compare if you still have the scales.
you would have to weigh the SlingShot with the people sitting in it
used my buddies race car scales months ago
................................. tom n carol
That's cool info to have. For suspension setup etc...rear to front ratio...Cool @MISTERZ06
What would the balance be with a 200 pound rider in each seat. Figure 200 is a good average with clothes.
Be good to compare if you still have the scales.
If the CG is centered on the passengers then the result would be:
691 lbs on both front wheels and 751 lbs on the rear wheel. There's generally a consensus that the grip is poor and also SS is hydroplane sensitive due to wide tires and light wheel weight. Considering only 3 wheels we're not that far out of line with cars. IE; the rear wheel has the same weight on it as a 3004 lb car would have on each of it's wheels (if balanced).
What would the balance be with a 200 pound rider in each seat. Figure 200 is a good average with clothes.
Be good to compare if you still have the scales.
You wear clothes when you drive yours??
Two hundred pounds average is me taking weight from the passenger side. If the weight was that critical from left to right then I might be in a constant turn.
You wear clothes when you drive yours??
When in SC recently --- showing the Sling to a couple of girls --- one in the drivers seat for pics, offered the same to the other young lady and her comment " Have to get naked to get in there" she thought it might be a little cool that evening ---about 40 degrees....But she was serious....
That explains why first rear tire lasted only 6,000 miles and spinning all the time. I was blaming myself when the whole time it was because the backend is so light. Or maybe my tag says it all, hmmm..... nope its because its light
That explains why first rear tire lasted only 6,000 miles and spinning all the time. I was blaming myself when the whole time it was because the backend is so light. Or maybe my tag says it all, hmmm..... nope its because its light
carol & i like your plate
PS we have 7,321 miles on our original back tire
.................................. tom n carol
