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Originally Posted by mancoman
Any mechanic will tell you that auto brakes the front will take the most load in stopping but is that true in a buggy rated at 573lbs empty?But add my skinny butt at 145 lbs and a tank of gas and oil should be well over 700lbs so with the buggy having 2 front disk and one rear disk brake does this change the rule to the opposite?......... mancoman
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Actually for off road use our bias should be more to the rear. It is not an issue of stopping power, but more for control. If you look at full sized sand rails, many of them do not have front brakes. The problem with forward biased brakes in the dirt is locking up the wheels. So if you go into a turn a little hot and hit the brakes and try and turn at the same time, the fronts lockup and just plow straight ahead. Whats even worse is trying to back down a big hill that you didn't make. In that situation, there is very little weight on the front wheels so as you are backing down with the brakes on the front tires are skidding all the way. This can get you sideways on the hill very fast.