weight placement - Page 2

Jeff Stout · 09-20-2021, 02:59 PM

On my 4335 wt. Olds wagon it actually 60 ft better with weight behind rear end. I did not have a good legal place to bolt it in the back so I put weight on floor behind front seat and lost .03 60ft time.
On my bracket car I ran a no prep race and put weight under back seat and it worked out pretty good. It was only 140 lb. I heard some were putting in 300 lb to make it leave better. I didn't have that much weight to try

L.Fite · 09-20-2021, 05:46 PM

Thanks for the input guys...

Bob Shaw · 09-20-2021, 07:23 PM

For the best weight transfer the weight should be as far back and as high as you can put it legally.

Adger Smith · 09-21-2021, 06:15 AM

Back in the early 70's I was at a race & could not make legal weight with my 1969 F/S Z-28 Camaro. Seems like my car was one that they didn't put the door braces in, and a few other things.. I took the back seat out and wove some trash bags into the springs. then put the correct weigh of sand in the bags. Worked pretty good. Had those 7" tires hooking so good I won the event. Sure glad the tech guys didn't sit in the back seat.

09-20-2021, 02:59 PM	#11
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,489 Likes: 66 Liked 706 Times in 283 Posts	Re: weight placement On my 4335 wt. Olds wagon it actually 60 ft better with weight behind rear end. I did not have a good legal place to bolt it in the back so I put weight on floor behind front seat and lost .03 60ft time. On my bracket car I ran a no prep race and put weight under back seat and it worked out pretty good. It was only 140 lb. I heard some were putting in 300 lb to make it leave better. I didn't have that much weight to try Last edited by Jeff Stout; 09-20-2021 at 03:01 PM. Reason: more

09-20-2021, 05:46 PM	#12
L.Fite Senior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 517 Likes: 556 Liked 497 Times in 243 Posts	Re: weight placement Thanks for the input guys...

09-20-2021, 07:23 PM	#13
Bob Shaw Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sedalia, Mo Posts: 438 Likes: 331 Liked 317 Times in 62 Posts	Re: weight placement For the best weight transfer the weight should be as far back and as high as you can put it legally. __________________ Bob Shaw V/SA 515

09-21-2021, 06:15 AM	#14
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: weight placement Back in the early 70's I was at a race & could not make legal weight with my 1969 F/S Z-28 Camaro. Seems like my car was one that they didn't put the door braces in, and a few other things.. I took the back seat out and wove some trash bags into the springs. then put the correct weigh of sand in the bags. Worked pretty good. Had those 7" tires hooking so good I won the event. Sure glad the tech guys didn't sit in the back seat. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)