G'day Les,
I know what you mean by feeling the back come in first. On newer cars with ABS you can feel the backs working a lot harder when you start to brake compared to non ABS cars. The ABS car will squat on all fours rather than dive, especially on some european cars that I've driven with 4 channel ABS. But most cobras don't have the advantage of electronics maxing the rear braking effort. I'm hoping my jag front end with anti-dive geometry will help too.
I even understand that trailer braking thingy you're talking about
As for scratching one's head - I'm sure you can relate to how frustrating it is when the Mrs goes to all that trouble grooming ya and she still misses some of the critters especially when ya stayed still and offered her some of your banana!
Cheers