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But what about only one or two passengers up front? (Much more common)  Lon

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Tony Underwood wrote:

> At 02:35 PM 11/10/2006, Geoffrey A Johnson wrote:
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>>>> I have not weighed a corvair to confirm the results, but R&T road test
>>>> (11/59) of a 1960 4-dr says   39/61 percent distribution.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bob Helt
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>>> That's what the SAE papers say as well IIRC, although that's curb 
>>> weight distribution, as I remember, I think.    When carrying a 
>>> compliment of passengers and a tank of fuel, the papers claim a 
>>> weight distribution that approaches 50-50.
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>> Just playing with some numbers here, it does not get near that.   
>> Actually takes a lot to get that much of a change.
>>
>> Take a look at:
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>> http://www.unm.edu/~geoffj/Vair/Sample-Weight-Distribution.txt
>>
>> Numbers are arbitrary!
>> I know some of my math is likely a little off in places, did this 
>> quickly, but gives the overall idea.
>>
>> -Geoff
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> I checked it out...   note that the figures in the SAE papers are for 
> the '60 sedan.     Its spare is already in the trunk.   Likewise, the 
> heater and associated hardware are also already up front in the trunk 
> which starts the car out with a better weight bias than later vintage 
> first gen Vairs.   The papers also regard a compliment of passengers 
> to be a driver and three others, all of whom will be ahead of the rear 
> axle.
>
> With this configuration and a tank of fuel, the weight bias ends up 
> being pretty close to 50-50...   for a '60 sedan.     :)
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>
> tony..  
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