<VV> rear brake bias

[J R Read_HML]

Bill....   The group you are speaking to here (well 98%?) learned on stick 
shift cars with rear wheel drive and NO ABS.  Believe it or not - I still 
prefer that, with Corvair (mandatory mention) being a prime example.  Well, 
actually I prefer 4 wheel drive on snow or heavy rain, but then I don't 
drive a Corvair once the salt goes down.

SO - tell me - if you could buy just 2 snow tires for your FWD car, where 
would you mount them?  Front for steer or rear for brake?

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> rear brake bias


> While I really don't mind the rears locking first -- it's the theory we
> grew up with, and we learned to deal (drive) with it, but some of this
> talk reminds me --
>
> Current thinking, what with all the FWD cars out there, and at least a
> couple lawsuits, is that you want to maintain control of the rear end of
> the vehicle because you have the steering wheel to control the front -- 
> go into any tire store, especially here in the Northwest, and try to get
> them to mount just two snow tires on your car. Won't happen.  And they
> will have some sort of handout (probably) to explain why, besides, their
> lawyers won't let them ...
>
> Bill Strickland
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