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Dean,
Not to get caught up in semantics but a "balanced setup", to me, refers to a car having the front and rear suspension systems working in unison to maximize the traction of all 4 tires during cornering. A setup that is too soft or has too little roll resistance in the rear compared to the front will transfer too much weight across the front tires when cornering...leading to a push or a "tight" car. Likewise, too little roll resistance in the front as compared to the rear will transfer too much weight from the inside to the outside rear tire, leading to a "loose" car. A "balanced setup" transfers an equal amount of weight across the front axle as it does across the rear axle. A balanced set up will produce neutral handling in the middle of the corner and faster corner speeds.
For my baseline setup I have my crossweights equal and the leftside and rightside weights equal. That way the car corners equally left and right. Again, that is my baseline and I might change it depending on the track. If you can't move weight or add ballast you can still get the crossweights equal with the method rdorman described.
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