local car weigh station?

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local car weigh station?

Postby barryogen » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:58 pm

anyone got somewhere to go to figure out car weight, preferably front back, side to side/ each corner weights, but just the total would be good for a start.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:12 pm

try a truck weigh bridge afterhours

the one in nelson had the display inside a locked booth
but it was always on, so park on the scales, and look through window to read display :D
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Postby Alex B » Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:23 pm

Yeah sims pacific scrap on portsmouth drive after hours.
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Postby matt dunn » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:29 am

probably wont give you crner weights though,

you'll probably need proper race scales to get that.
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Postby barryogen » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:19 pm

matt dunn wrote:you'll probably need proper race scales to get that.


Got a spare one that could be paid for with beer/geekery?
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Postby Bling » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:51 pm

just put one wheel on at a time, drive at angles etc ;)
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Postby matt dunn » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:06 pm

barryogen wrote:
matt dunn wrote:you'll probably need proper race scales to get that.


Got a spare one that could be paid for with beer/geekery?


Possibly,

but it doesn't leave here, so you'd have to bring your car here.
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Postby barryogen » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:45 am

thats local enough... will move to discussion to PM :)
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