<VV> Re: brake bias/balance

[Charles Morgan]

If the front wheels lock first, then there is untilized rear brake 
capacity.  If the rear brakes lock first, then there is unutilized front 
brake capacity.  Part of the design process is to make the unutilized 
capacity small.

Charlie Morgan
Beaver State Corvairs

At 09:01 AM 1/2/05, djtcz@comcast.net wrote:
>...There is another explanation for choosing "FLF" (front locks first) 
>that means more to me than the stable sliding behaviour.  That is the lost 
>front braking capacity.  That is, if a driver is braking hard, and 
>successfully maintaining the situation on the verge of wheel locking, then 
>RLF (rear locks first) must always limit or hide the amount of "excess" 
>front capacity. On the other hand, FLF means ALL of the potentially major 
>brake capabilities are available, all the time.