Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
Better traction for the rear wheels DEFINITELY helps the stopping ability, especially since the rear brakes are designed to stop a truck with a full load (or an overload) in the bed.
Jerry
Until the momentum rolls the weight forward, then all bets are off. Adding more weight means more weight to stop, I'd like to see the empirical data on the addition of weight versus stopping data and find out when this function would reverse itself.

Last edited by sstock; 09/01/2019 2:13 PM.
1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration