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The current weight balance of the car is:

Center of Gravity Height: CGh  11.11in


Initial Distance From Rear: CGxi  35.35in
Wheel Base: WBi  64in
Weight of Car: M  577.41lb

Summing the moments about the rear wheel:

CGxi
  1
ft 
Weight on front axle: Ffi  M   318.929lb

WBi  12in 

Ffi
Percent of weight on front axle:  55.234%

M

We want more weight to be placed on the rear axle, so using the same center of gravity, both axles are
moved forwards. The front is moved six inches towards the nose while the rear is moved eight inches.

Distance from rear: CGx  27.35in


Wheel base WB  62in

Summing the moments about rear axle:

CGx
  1
ft 
Weight on the front axle: Ff  M 
WB  12in 
  254.712lb

Ff
Percent of weight on the front axle using the new wheel locations:  44.113%

M

Weight transfer for hard 2G acceleration, using new axle locations:

Summing moments about the rear axle:


g CGx  2 g CGh 
Weight on front axle, under acceleration: Ffa  M   47.776lb

WB g

Weight transfer for 2G braking, using new axle locations:

 
M  g  CGx  2 g  CGh  1
Weight on front axle, under braking: Ffb   461.649lb

WB g
Finding Minimum Track Width for Max 2G Cornering Force With Inside Tire Load = 0 lbs.
Summing the moments about the left (inside) tire:

M  CGh  2g
TW   44.44in

 M  g   M  g
 
 2 
To find the force on the front outside tire, during both cornering and braking::


Ffb  g  CGx  2g  CGh 
Ffo   514.94lb

TW g

To find the force on the front outside tire, during both cornering and acceleration:

Force transferred to rear due to 2G acceleration: Fra  M  47.776lb  529.634lb


 
Fra g  WB  CGx  2g  CGh
 
Fro   677.774lb

TW g

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