i need to wiegh my front end for a coil over conversion i want to do. what is the best wiegh to do this. i know take it to a truck scale and pull front end up on the scale. however, i'm not sure how far forward to pull up. should i just pull up to about the front doors or alittle further maybe kess? i did find out that gm says that the hoe has a 52/48 wieght distribution. this should be better after the AWD is gone and coil overs up front. might get close to 50/50.

 

I've never personally done this before, but you could find someone in your area that tunes suspension for drag cars and such and has the scales for each individual weight.

 

The only accurate way to do it would be with individual scales at each wheel. I would weigh all 4 corners to be completely accurate. Also make sure you throw some weight in the seat to simulate driver weight and i would do it with a full tank of fuel too.

 

the guy at qa1 said just pull the front of the truck on the scale. i guess i'll call him back and ask him. i don't know anybody with race car scales.


any body here that lives in maryland have scales?

 

i'd pull it on the scales 50/50. it's going to have even weight distribution until your accelerating. Don't the tags on the door frames say the GVW front and rear anyway tho?

 

never looked but i can.

 

you need the stiffest springs they have. 650'si believe is what i used for the same application as what you're doing.

 

so how does your ride compared to the torsion bars? was it worth the swap?

 

corner scales is the best way to do this

 

It won't make any difference how far onto the scales you pull, as long as the rear tires are not on the scale. The front tires support their portion of the weight regardless of how the truck is positioned.