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Anonymous
weight distribution 02/02/26(Mon)00:41:29 No.28829612

weight distribution Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)00:41:29 No.28829612 [Reply]▶

when manufacturers advertise a car's weight distribution, what do they assume the average driver's weight will be?
how do manufacturers from RHD countries ensure that the distribution is the same when redesigning their cars for LHD markets, since they can't completely mirror everything?
when people tune cars with aftermarket parts, how do they factor for adjustments in weight? i know lighter cars are ideal, but at what point does the change in weight distribution need to be addressed?

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Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)02:59:26 No.28829801

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)02:59:26 No.28829801▶

>>28829612
front heavy for fwd and balanced for the rest
>yeah but driver weight
get a co-pilot no friendless virgins allowed
>do tunners factor adjustments in weight
racecar teams while do ricers don't

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)06:59:57 No.28829937

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)06:59:57 No.28829937▶

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>>28829801
but the only motorsport that involves copilots is rally racing

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)09:43:25 No.28830010

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)09:43:25 No.28830010▶

>>28829937
apart from specialist stuff like indy car and top level drag racing it's the only motorsport that really matters

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)10:16:29 No.28830031

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)10:16:29 No.28830031▶

>>28829612
Pls explain 60/60 distribution

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)10:26:26 No.28830038

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)10:26:26 No.28830038▶

>>28830031
pls sir, is ai please forgive

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)10:32:54 No.28830043

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)10:32:54 No.28830043▶

>>28830031
some convertibles add weight to the car and some cars only come in convertible.
>convertible variant 60/60
>hardtop variant 50/50
>no true hardtop models convert only 50/50
EZ

Anonymous
02/02/26(Mon)10:41:57 No.28830049

Anonymous 02/02/26(Mon)10:41:57 No.28830049▶

>>28829612
>when manufacturers advertise a car's weight distribution, what do they assume the average driver's weight will be?
average, it's not that big of a deal
Cars are usually setup to be more or less symmetrical in their left/right weight distribution, which is generally good enugh. And for LHD/RHD variants you're not moving that much weight around for it to really matter.
When people put together cars for autocross or trackdays, corner weighting becomes part of the alignment process, and then the car's ride height for each corner gets adjusted to account for the driver's weight

There are regulations around advertised car specs, so depending on your country claims for weight and weight distribution have to account for (for example) a driver and a full fuel tank

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