What is a good weigh scale ?

WidowmakerRun Friday, 7/3/2020

What is a good weigh scale ?  Should I get 2 so i can tune for front and back percentage ?

I see lots of amazon reviews of cheap scales being innaccurate.


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Mattman213 7/3/20

I just snagged an el cheapo at Harbor Freight.  Small food scales are found pretty much everywhere you look and they work fine too.

Matt

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redlinederby 7/3/20
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Agreed...I just got a food scale for cheap-ish. I can't imagine the "inaccurate" scales being that far bad that it would really impact much. Most hosts should have a margin of error for weighing anyway. 

Hey, I just started out modifying cars.  But I went to Harbor Freight and got 2 scales, for the front & rear.   They come in handy.  I have weighed cars and sent them to other people.  They weighed them and they were either right on or real close to what I got.   I tried a food scale, but didn't like it, hard to do your weight bias with a big scale like that.

Good Luck

The Harbor Freight pocket scale or the 1000 gram scale ?


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dribblybob 7/7/20

Pro tip if you don't have weights;

US currency bills weigh 1 gram (any denotation, even if they are well worn)

And US nickles weigh 5 grams

$6-7 shipped on eBay mini scale


  • Yep, that is even the exact scale I have downunder! The general accuracy is close enough. The only way (weigh!) to ensure accuracy is to have certified weights and periodically test. — CutRock_R_Marc_D
  • All you need right there. No need to spend money on a scale — BlueLineRacing
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