02-09-2012, 04:41 PM
You can increase the momentum, but if you increase the tyre contact patch to over what you need to overcome that increase in momentum, you have more grip, so therefore, if you put on bigger brakes, apply more torque without locking up = you stop faster...
Basically - more contact patch + more load on the tyres (note: not total weight) = better grip from the tyres = you're able to apply more torque without locking up = bigger brakes are better = shorter stopping distance.
The reason you found the 106 shit was because it had more momentum with no more load over the tyres, the difference would have been negligible, the nose weight of the trailer I can assume would have been nigh on f*ck all - in comparison to a 3 tonne Range Rover.... More Momentum with the same grip levels = greater stopping distance.
Basically - more contact patch + more load on the tyres (note: not total weight) = better grip from the tyres = you're able to apply more torque without locking up = bigger brakes are better = shorter stopping distance.
The reason you found the 106 shit was because it had more momentum with no more load over the tyres, the difference would have been negligible, the nose weight of the trailer I can assume would have been nigh on f*ck all - in comparison to a 3 tonne Range Rover.... More Momentum with the same grip levels = greater stopping distance.
