Originally Posted by Alex_86
Originally Posted by Wardy257
The rear brakes on a FWD car only do 10% of the braking..
sure of that? do believe its a little more
From Burton Power's website
Q: ‘Most upgrades concentrate on the front end, but what about the rear?’
A: Some rear disc conversions are available and high performance pads are available for most cars. However, for normal road use, the rear brakes on rear wheel drive cars supply only 25% of the total braking effort and on front wheel drive cars it is only 10%.
Dont forget the brakes do not just slow the car down, they also slow the axles/drive shaft/gearbox down. Hence why the rears do more on RWD cars, even so it only a 1/4 of the braking effort.