Originally posted by Stazi:
First off. Weight bias on the Ford Contour is 62/38 - F/R. Under braking this can go up to 75/25.


On a good day or a modified car.

I know you are just proving a point but to throw some digital scale numbers out. They would actually make your statements be a best case scenario and add more credence to what you are saying.

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Actual weight balance is worse then that. It's more like 64/36 or a bit worse.

With very strategic front end lightening it can come down to 61.5/38.5 with the driver in the car.
However as the fuel cell empties the balance again moves forward lifting weight off the rear wheels. Thus pushing it back towards 63/37.

You may not think that small change means much but look at it this way. Just 2% is a +60 / -60 lb weight shift.


The best weight balance I could get was a full tank of full and an Optima in the rear right corner of the trunk. With driver it was 60.4/39.6

2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.