Victor wrote: >YEs, I've done it, the numbers are on his page: >http://www.metricmind.com/ac_honda/simulations.htm > >I weigh front, rear, and each side separately, but not each wheel. > >The weight on each wheel was calculated. > >My right side is heavier than left one. Id indeed bearings >are over stressed to the point that non-linear friction is >too much, time to consider NiZn or LiIon...
Victor, despite the weight of your car I don't think you are overloading your wheel bearings. I believe the CRX shares its wheel bearings, as well as much of it suspension with the Civic and Integra. The gross weight rating on the more heavily optioned Civics and Integras, and the Civic wagons should be higher than your CRX even in its current form. My Civic was originally about 3400 pounds when it had the 26 Delphi batteries in it and suffered no ill effects. One note on the wheel bearings though is to make sure you have them adjusted correctly. A little too loose or too tight and the bearings will slowly destroy themselves. Another point to check is the upper control arms. Most 88-91 Civic/CRX upper control arms wear out after about 100-150K miles, usually the right side one first. This will really start to throw the alignment off. Anyway, it is worth checking. Thanks, Mike Chancey, '88 Civic EV Kansas City, Missouri EV List Photo Album at: http://evalbum.com My Electric Car at: http://www.geocities.com/electric_honda Mid-America EAA chapter at: http://maeaa.org Join the EV List at: http://www.madkatz.com/ev/evlist.html
