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CG Height effect on brake torques

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Stoptech brake site has a good article on calculating sizes of a twin master cylinder stepup: http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/Pedal ... -Guide.pdf I put this into a speadsheet so I could play around with various things like disc size and caliper area. I was surprised to find out that by far the most sensitive variablein is CG height. A 3 inch change can produce significant difference in front/rear brake torques. The upshot of this is its necessary to have a good idea of a cars CG height to do realistic calculations. This can be done with a good set of scales using the method here: http://www.longacreracing.com/articles/art.asp?ARTID=22
Anyone already have CG values for gtv6s and/or milanos?
-Tom P.
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