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Old 09-22-2012, 11:44 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86 View Post
The cables certainly can't be heavy enough to offset the battery. And part of the cables will lead onto the rear side of the car.

2760 lbs

55% is 1518 and 45% is 1242.

What happens when you shift a 30+ lb battery from front to rear?

54% is 1490.4 and 46% is 1269.6

The balance is increase to 54/46 instead of 55/45.

How much weight does the cable add? Like less than 5 lbs?
even if the calculations were that simple (they aren't) you're still adding at least 5 lbs with appropriately sized cables and a box to move a small bit of the weight balance to the rear when you could achieve the same effective result by using a 5-7 lb battery up front and also reduce the overall weight of the car.
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