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Scaling Your Race Car

They’re not just for weighing.
From the February, 2009 issue of Stock Car Racing
By Tom Rounds
Photography by Chuck James, Tom Rounds
 
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Scaling your race car isn’t for just checking the weight. Setting and checking the total and left-side weight and the percentages of the two are far from the only thing that can be accomplished. Setting the wedge, changing spring weights, setting the sway bar preload and weighing fuel are a few additional things you can do using your scales.

Stock Car Racing went to Hooter’s Pro Cup driver and mechanic Mario Gosselin to get some helpful information you can use when scaling and setting up your race car.

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