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Re: Weight distribution?

To: "paul bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>,
Subject: Re: Weight distribution?
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:33:03 -0400
51% front and 49% rear has always worked very well for me.

JB, #79 ?/GCC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>
To: "lsr" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Weight distribution?


> List, when planning the weight distribution in a liner what percentage
> front/rear would you go for? I'm well aware of the "separating the centre
off
> gravity from the centre of pressure" theory, but by how much? surely
there's a
> more scientific approach than just separating it as much as possible, how
much
> weight do we need to retain in the rear for traction?
> Paul, in the UK where the sun has finally put in an appearance.






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