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So I had an opportunity to weigh each corner of my car the other day at the track and to “incline” (naval architect term) the car to determine the CG’s of the car (Took me back to the days of working with Navarchs as a Weight Control Engineer). This was the last thing I needed to measure from the car to complete my suspension analysis that as it turns out I won’t be needing. That being said, I was always a fan of sharing information with the group so here goes:
Info – 2009 LANCER GTS (w/o the sun and sound or nav package, full tank of gas, etc)
Corner Weights (w/ driver):
Left Front 1,057 lbs
Right Front 902 lbs
Left Rear 649 lbs
Right Rear 630 lbs Total 3,242 lbs
Corner Weights (w/o driver):
Left Front 962 lbs
Right Front 875 lbs
Left Rear 571 lbs
Right Rear 599 lbs Total 3,007 lbs
Car calculated Centers of gravity
Definitions:
Longitudinal Center of Gravity (LCG, from left front tire to left rear tire (+ number))
Transverse Center of Gravity (TCG, from left front tire to right front tire (+ number))
Vertical Center of Gravity (VCG, from Base Line (Ground) (+ number))
Here are my calcs (See attached sheet)
I will post the suspension design calculations in a later thread.
It's hard to see the jpg, so i attached a pdf. just "save as" then open the pdf to view it.
