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Just for clarification about load transfer (aka weight transfer) no “mass” shifts during braking (with the exception of perhaps fluids, but that can probably be neglected for most calculations). Load transfer occurs because the braking force acts through the contact patch of the tire. Since this force does not act through the CG of the vehicle a moment is generated about the CG.
The result of braking is an increase in load on the front tires, and decrease in load on the rear tires. This allows the front tires to generate a larger braking force than with no load transfer, while the rears tires generate less braking force than with no load transfer. Because the coefficient of friction changes with load at a non-linear rate, the result is a decrease in total braking force with respect to no load transfer conditions.
In an effort to reduce the load transfer under braking one could either lower the CG or increase the length of the vehicle.
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