Originally Posted by
BobW
When you use this method to measure the unsprung mass the shocks and ARB's are not connected so the only weight you will be reading on the scales is the dead weight of the wheels, tires, axles and so on. The chassis weight is supported on droop blocks or something similar. There are no preloads to cause tweak only friction in the hinge pins and/or ball cups/studs.
For a 1/10 sedan you should be reading about 50gms at each corner