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Originally Posted by GregWeld
Weight bias - front to rear - and more importantly weight TRANSFER under braking... I know my Mustang doesn't nose dive like my street cars do... etc.
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Nose dive, per se, has very little to do with the amount of load transferred forward under braking. Only by whatever amounts the actual nose dive in the front lowers the sprung mass CG and the tail lifting in the rear raises it combine to make an overall change in the CG height will there be any change in the load transfer. Unless your Mustang has undergone a fairly serious CG lowering exercise, it will very likely transfer more % forward during a max-effort stop than your street cars do.
Minor nit to pick - the only weight that moves forward under braking is fluids in partially filled containers/reservoirs (gas, oil, coolant, W/S washer. brake fluid, etc.) and unrestrained cargo/passengers.
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