Help fixing a front brake bias problem

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er....just how bad is this problem? I think you stated that when you really brake hard, both wheels lock up.

I'm going to think out loud.....

Assume for a second, there is nothing wrong with your brakes. It leaves an explanation of uneven weight from right to left. So you measure the tire contact patches with scales. OK....a static system. Now what happens when you brake? Weight transfers forward. The R/L % weight ratio can now change. So what do you do?

First I'd adjust the two front springs independantly to get the exact same frame to ground height on each side. Now the car is level, but the spring pre-load may be different. But it's level. Funny thing is, the scales still read as before. So the problem is still there.

But hold it....isn't friction proportional to the downward force x the Co-efficeint of friction? hmmm......the tires are the same. It's got to be the weight....

How much do you weigh? 200 lbs maybe? Quite a bit more downforce on the driver's side, so the passenger side should lock up first.

Why not put sandbags equal to yhour weight in the passenger seat and try the brakes. (even more accurate by taking the scale reading into consdieration)

If they both now lock up at more or less the same time, you'll know what the problem is. You just need a 200 lb passenger to go with you. Start taking your wife to McDonald's a lot........