Lots of wrecked Z's...

m4a1mustang · 12-28-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

actually i'm talking about braking in a straight line. a lighter rear end is more prone to fishtailing under hard braking. yes in a corner the opposite is true, and the car will tend to understeer. but in a straight line, with the car diving under hard braking, with all the drivetrain weight on the front wheels, the rear wheels are very prone to losing grip. that's why many older pickup trucks used to come with ABS only on the rear axle.

It's also easy to regain traction under braking in a car with a lot of weight on the front axle by letting off the brake like Red__Zed mentioned. It's very easy to get it under control. And yes while the rear end might feel like it's sliding around back there, all of the cars mass is at the front and is most likely going to keep a fairly straight track... and if it doesn't it's easy enough to correct.

Now if you try to stop all of that mass on the *** end of a 911 from coming around under hard braking... good luck.

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