Absolutely! It's just another tuning tool to add to your repertoire. Don't break your back trying to get an "ideal" weight distribution because you can compensate by changing cornering stiffness.
*WARNING: MATH AHEAD*
You can approximate the steering angle as:
delta = 57.3*L/R + (Wf/Caf - Wr/Car)*V^2/(g*R)
this means changing the weight distribution will affect the amount of steer required. Using the stability factor (understeer gradient), you can determine the vehicle's characteristic or critical speed, allowing you to tune its yaw stability as well.
k = - (C/W)/((Cf/W)*(Cr/W))*SM*Ay
k > 0, vehicle is said to have US
k = 0, vehicle is said to have NS
k < 0, vehicle is said to have OS
Vchar = SQRT(1/k)
Vcrit = SQRT(-1/k)
delta = steering angle
L = wheelbase
R = radius of corner
W = vehicle weight
Wf = weight front
Wr = weight rear
C = vehicle cornering stiffness
Caf = cornering stiffness front
Car = cornering stiffness rear
V = velocity
g = gravity
k = US gradient
SM = static margin
Ay = lateral acceleration
It's been a while since my vehicle dynamics class, but that's what I remember and found sifting through RCVD and old lecture notes. I have a crude Excel calculator for basic vehicle dynamics parameters I could send. If you're interested just PM me.
