Originally Posted by
SOuthernFRIED
Ok guys and gals.. Here are my results after getting the FT on some scales...I used 4 of the 1000g eBay jewelry scales. Definitely
NOT what I expected to see...
Mine is equipped with Spektrum servo and receiver w cap,RX8,Tenshock 411 4600,Reedy saddles.. I measured it on my wooden kitchen table and moved the scales around from corner to corner to make sure I didn't have a bad scale. For anyone wanting to verify the accuracy of a scale a nickel weighs 5 grams.. But I digress.. On to the numbers....
LF 21.39 oz RF 18.19 oz
LR 23.66 oz RR 26.05 oz
Totally shocked the motor/esc side is 2.4oz
lighter than the receiver side. Only thing I can figure is the belt assembly/slipper is all offset to the right.
Also pretty wild how light the front end is!!!! Now thinking all my weight is going to end up around the servo.
You need to make sure the surface the scales are on is perfectly flat and level. If it is not, one corner will read light and another will read heavy.
After you do that, verify that your ride height is exactly the same on both sides. I usually set at 24mm to start, and check in in four corners.
Then, you need to verify that the preload is the same in all four shocks. If you have one shock that has more preload (than another on the same axle) you need to start looking for something bent (like a warped A arm).
Once you do all these steps, then you put it on the scales.
Assuming that you did all these steps, I'd be inclined to take a half turn out of the RR and add half a turn to the RF to start.