What I was thinking though, is that with the
longer wheelbase, the motor and center of mass
could be moved farther forward until the was a
51% forward bias. That couldn't be done with the
short wheelbase, rear-engined Ts because if the
motor was moved that far forward, there wasn't
enough room levt for the driver out in front of
the motor.
Dick J
--- FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
> The longer wheelbase puts MORE weight on
> the rear with no other changes.
> Think of it as a lever and the fulcrum is the
> centerline of the front axle
> .......
> the further away from that pivot point the mass
> of weight is , the less weight
> is on it, so it HAS to go onto the REAR wheels
> . The shorter the wheelbase,
> the more the weight goes back onto the front
> end .
> ...... those laws of physics ALWAYS have
> THEIR WAY . WE HAVE
> to go along with THEIR rules ...... there is
> NO ALTERNATIVE for us .
> Bruce
> IT' S NOT NICE TO MESS WITH
> MOTHER NATURE
>
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