Most braking done by the front wheels?

[el Nuke]

I've always heard that most of your braking is provided by the front wheels. Is there some generally accepted figure for this? I realize there are plenty of variables ...

I’ve always heard I should avoid going to sleep if I sustain a concussion. Turns out that’s more of an old wives’ tale than it is accurate.

Your question is incredibly vague and equally as difficult to answer with any degree of certainty.

Please provide some details about the vehicle and trim package in question so that we can attempt to answer your question with a modicum of confidence that our answers will apply to your specific scenario.

 

[Hall]

Physics takes over under hard braking with or without ABS, in that nose-down pitch will transfer weight to the front tires.

Yeah, I didn't (mean to) imply it's non-existent nowadays, but it's definitely greatly reduced, even with pretty hard braking to an extent. Modern ABS systems do a really good job modulating.

On my C43 the rear brakes are also used to maintain the selected following distance when using Distronic (adaptive cruise control).

I've read this about many cars. Is it documented anywhere ? It makes sense though.

 

[edyvw]

Yeah, I didn't (mean to) imply it's non-existent nowadays, but it's definitely greatly reduced, even with pretty hard braking to an extent. Modern ABS systems do a really good job modulating.


I've read this about many cars. Is it documented anywhere ? It makes sense though.

A lot of RWD and AWD full-time vehicles use rear brakes to mimic LSD.
On track for example, i can go through rear set of pads in a day. I always have a backup rear set of pads, and twice I had to swap rear pads during track day, regardless of whether DSC (ESP) and TC are off. They don’t wear out any faster in regular traffic, but once a car is on track, they work overtime compared to the front brakes. I actually once managed to get rear pads on fire. Here is a brand new rotor after half track day when pads cought fire:

At the same time, because of laws of physics, rear brakes cannot exert as much brake force as front brakes. So, they are smaller. Driving a lot in snow due to ESP being engaged, it will wear them out faster.

 

[nomas]

I’ve always heard I should avoid going to sleep if I sustain a concussion. Turns out that’s more of an old wives’ tale than it is accurate.

Your question is incredibly vague and equally as difficult to answer with any degree of certainty.

Please provide some details about the vehicle and trim package in question so that we can attempt to answer your question with a modicum of confidence that our answers will apply to your specific scenario.

It's not about any certain vehicle . And all of this discussion about ABS and cruise control , etc. is making this take off in a different direction . It's not that important .