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<blockquote data-quote="E46Fanatic" data-source="post: 102732" data-attributes="member: 81"><p>A statement that 50/50 weight distribution is not ideal is not correct either. You may be right that a slightly rear biased distribution is good, but then again, whats the magnitude? 5%, 10%? 20%? There is no "magic number" accepted by the industry out there beyond the general 50/50 rule.</p><p></p><p>Generally, it should be around 50% which text books put <strong>as a base </strong>for ideal weight distribution (so your statement goes against what text book states). For race and track setup, there is further finetuning depending on the track, and nature of the circuit + car, but generally it won't be very far off 50-55% weight distribution. </p><p></p><p>For daily driver street cars, what is the general percentage "magic number" then accepted by the industry as ideal? You guessed it.. its 50/50... </p><p></p><p>Here's one published article on weight distribution. more can be found in books, either auto/chassis engineering based, or race/track setup books.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ybapublications.co.uk/shortcircuit/Features/sc_story_weight_distribution.htm" target="_blank">References from the pros</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="E46Fanatic, post: 102732, member: 81"] A statement that 50/50 weight distribution is not ideal is not correct either. You may be right that a slightly rear biased distribution is good, but then again, whats the magnitude? 5%, 10%? 20%? There is no "magic number" accepted by the industry out there beyond the general 50/50 rule. Generally, it should be around 50% which text books put [b]as a base [/b]for ideal weight distribution (so your statement goes against what text book states). For race and track setup, there is further finetuning depending on the track, and nature of the circuit + car, but generally it won't be very far off 50-55% weight distribution. For daily driver street cars, what is the general percentage "magic number" then accepted by the industry as ideal? You guessed it.. its 50/50... Here's one published article on weight distribution. more can be found in books, either auto/chassis engineering based, or race/track setup books. [url=http://www.ybapublications.co.uk/shortcircuit/Features/sc_story_weight_distribution.htm]References from the pros[/url] [/QUOTE]
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