# Typical brake bias figure for an SUV?

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**Created:** [December 17, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-brake-bias-figure-for-an-suv/826275 "2018-12-17T16:17:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-brake-bias-figure-for-an-suv/826275/1 "2018-12-17T16:17:51Z")

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For passenger vehicles, the front brakes are designed to provide quite a bit more braking than the rear brakes. Can someone provide a ball-park figure for an SUV? That is, what percentage of braking effort is provided by the front brakes? Is it 60% front, 40% rear? Maybe more like 70% front, 30% rear?

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-brake-bias-figure-for-an-suv/826275/2 "2018-12-18T05:41:01Z")

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I doubt that any exact figure is readily available. I don’t think it would be much different then a car, however. In a steady stop they handle about 75% of the braking load. This increases as the weight transfers forward and ends up about 90% in a heavy stop. Since most vehicles have ABS today, the front brakes can readily do \*all \*the braking.

Dennis