In a front engine car I have seen front brakes do something like 60-70 percent of the braking. With the weight further back on the Pantera, what is the proprtions? I know I am locking my front's up way too early.
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Dunno- it depends on the master cylinder you're using & how much vacuum your engine develops, the tire size & composition, the size of calipers and rotors (stock or aftermarket), brake pad mfgr, the balence of the car....A host of things are changed on each owners Pantera, and these plus maybe a few others affect brake balence. The drill is, you add a manually adjustable proportioning valve to the car, then find a deserted stretch of road and two friends. You broom off the road in one area so its nice 'n clean, then get a short run up to maybe 50 mph and stand on the brakes. Your friends are standing alongside each edge of the road & report on which if any tires locked up. You change the bias a little & repeat until all 4 act the same. Takes an hour or so.
Actually I have a balance bar, just haven't had a chance to adjust it yet. I was just curious about general percent braking front/back with weight distribtion. I have heard Experts say on a normal car that 70 percent is done by the front brakes and you can almost get by without any rear brakes. I never agreed with the experts because the rear braking has to cause more down force on the front bakes making the fronts more effective. This is why it seems to me that good braking on the back of a Pantera seems even more important.