Batteries making my rig lean?
So...took the rig for a little drive after I got 3x220AH batteries into the newly welded box, which is a little over 500lbs added to the driver's side. Alignment was a little off. Took it on a lon...
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HiTech wrote:
Look at my 8:50 am post.
500 pounds over one end of one axle (say batteries right over the wheels) affects that corner the same way as 2000 lbs added to the center of gravity of the vehicle.
Jim
That's BS. (besides, it;s not exactly what your prior post says.)
2000 lbs at the center of gravity will not cause the box to lean. 500 lbs on one corner will.
You are considering only the weight on the axle, and trying to level it out with tire pressure (which cannot be done) and you aren't considering spring depression and flex.
