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Kind of thinking of it, have you ever seen someone set up a dirt sprint car?
They find a level spot, the add or subtract a number of measured blocks under the car is a prescribed area. This way they raise, lower ride height, adjust suspension and whatever, without using scales at all.
So, the way I would do this, is to pay someone to scale the car, while it's on the plate, take misc measurements, front. rear, side,,,etc and mark those spots on the car. grab some wood blocks and cut them to fit (make it a decent type of wood, and not pressure treated so it won't shrink) carve up some blocks with handles on them. You could even figure in the width of your level so once the car is level, you could actually do it in your back yard. Once the car is level, just slide the appropriate block under the car where it fits.
These guys make jigs for everything, wing angle...etc etc, these fit under the tires once you establish chassis height.
The expensive version
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Shop/Chassis-and-Suspension-Chassis-Set-Up-Blocks/12.html
we can learn a lot from these guys
http://www.jandjautoracing.com/cms/uploads/forms/chassis_adj_guide.pdf
They find a level spot, the add or subtract a number of measured blocks under the car is a prescribed area. This way they raise, lower ride height, adjust suspension and whatever, without using scales at all.
So, the way I would do this, is to pay someone to scale the car, while it's on the plate, take misc measurements, front. rear, side,,,etc and mark those spots on the car. grab some wood blocks and cut them to fit (make it a decent type of wood, and not pressure treated so it won't shrink) carve up some blocks with handles on them. You could even figure in the width of your level so once the car is level, you could actually do it in your back yard. Once the car is level, just slide the appropriate block under the car where it fits.
These guys make jigs for everything, wing angle...etc etc, these fit under the tires once you establish chassis height.
The expensive version
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Shop/Chassis-and-Suspension-Chassis-Set-Up-Blocks/12.html
we can learn a lot from these guys
http://www.jandjautoracing.com/cms/uploads/forms/chassis_adj_guide.pdf