How to measure the Center of Gravity of your car!

If you’re going to be doing any sort of calculation for your car and its suspension, you will most likely have to know the location the center of gravity or CG for short. In this video I will show you a conceise way of how you can figure out the CG location of any car for yourself, I will demonstrate what measurements you’ll have to do and also the equations you’ll have to solve.
I’ll show you the process for determining the location of the CG in the longitudinal direction or x as well as the vertical z direction. The process for the sideways or y direction is the same as for the x, but for most applications if you’re not doing anything super precise it’s completely fine just to say that the y coordinate is in the middle of the car.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Longitudinal coordinate
1:31 Measurements (Longitudinal coordinate)
2:32 Calculation (Longitudinal coordinate)
3:16 Vertical coordinate
5:05 Calculation (Vertical coordinate)
6:08 Outro
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[@archieb303]

This is such a wonderfull niche ive found myself in. This channel is fantastic, Ive thouroughly enjoyed all the videos ive seen, even this math heavy one

[@Zakis_wonderful_world]

Thanks for checking it out, not many people did 😅

[@akhileshchoudhary7625]

awesome way to explain the most complex topic !! Great Content !!

[@jernejvesel]

Nice to see it explained on video because I was curious how the procedure goes in the reality 👍
P.S. (for all who won't understand - it's in language of both of us): Vidim, da smo bili na istem meetu v Bovcu 😁

[@amongoose1]

Great video!
I'm guessing I'd need an american scale that can handle more weight than a european to measure cars? /s

[@Zakis_wonderful_world]

Well... ummm...
I mean you said it, not me XD

[@11metalfan]

Brilliant hahahaha

[@AmruMagdy]

nice video

[@spiky29]

Super video. Tudi meni je teorija o podvozju zanimiva. Od hp academy suspension course lepo razlozi te koncepte. Nisem pa še v praksi izvajal meritev. Naslednje leto planiram par nujnih izboljsav..definitivno trše vzmeti.

[@bricegraham8256]

I find it funny how you start playing battle nusic when you get to the math portion. I hate math, im so horrible at math and it confuses me so much. None of that looks simple at all.

[@heberrodrigues3903]

your CG corresponde at the middle point on cranckshaft at the back ( plate to the gearbox ) ?

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

Yoooo, a new vid! Will edit this comment l8r
Edit: I assume for Y axis Center of Gravity, you do what you did with the Z axis, expect you tilt the car on it's side?

[@mahanteshck143]

Want to know about equations

[@derickgustavo6933]

what's the name of this balance?? (2:05)

[@sucodedinosauro7575]

nice video