Re: Brake Bias ( was Re: Sitting up Higher )

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From: Brent Peterson
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 01:44

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David Hillman wrote:
> 
> In article <3A61ED32.20B4CD8E@my-deja.com>,
> Brent Peterson  <bap9@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >I makes alot of sense if the rear is loaded down with the full rated
> >load of cargo.
> 
>    Yes, but the rear brakes are clearly still doing significant braking
>    without cargo.  If the brakes were setup only for a full load, I'd
>    constantly be using the ABS on the rear wheels when empty.

I wondered about that after posting too... They may have done 
something interesting with the suspension to prevent forward weight
transfer or maybe some sort of variable proportioning. It might be 
interesting to dig through a shop manual and find out.

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