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Old 10-17-2006, 07:39 PM   #1
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Have any of you guys calcuated the Centre of Gravity Height and the weight distribution (front/rear) for your ti's?
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Old 10-17-2006, 08:26 PM   #2
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Car and Driver Magazine:
53% Front / 47% Rear., then again at.
51.4% Front / 48.6% Rear

Motor Trend Magazine:
51% Front / 49% Rear

I've never measured it myself though.
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CoG: I have no way of spinning the car to find this value.

W/d: It depends on how fat I am.
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F 54% and R 46%. How would you find the CG?
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How would you find the CG?
The only way I know how to do it with an object of uneven density is to spin it on at least two axes.
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The only way I know how to do it with an object of uneven density is to spin it on at least two axes.
Nice to know, but I don't think that's going to happen to any of our cars anytime soon.
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F 54% and R 46%. How would you find the CG?
There are several ways of finding the CG(h):

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/longtech6.htm

http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/cog/#_Toc535118716
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