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> I think the really interesting number from your test above would be to know > what number you get for the rears with the same pedal force (fluid pressure) > that locked up the fronts. > snip> > I wonder if this is a test they could do? > There's only one pair of rollers - I guess with a device to set the pedal pressure the same it would be possible. > we could estimate the > weight transfer as a function of deceleration if we knew how high the C of M > was. It's 1.68' above the road and 3.06' from rear axle; pitching inertia is 1,125 slugs ft2. (what are slugs apart from those nasty slimy gastropods?). > Have you ever worked over the physics problem of how much force it takes to > slow down an ocean liner if you take it's rope and wrap it a few times around a > fixed post? If you make very modest assumptions about the coefficient of > friction you discover that a small force pulling on the free end of the rope > will overcome HUGE forces trying to pull away on the ocean liner end. > I've never tried it with an ocean liner, but it comes in handy when felling small trees to stop them smashing the garden up too badly. I wouldn't try it with the dead tree you've got, Jim! Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/