Ballast placement question

Hello all, I have 50 lbs of lead bars as ballast in the area behind the seat on my CSC friendship II the weight bag is at approximately the midline of the sidecar, reading the posts regarding the placement of ballast the further away from the bike the better, since it acts as a lever. on my hack, if I place the cordura bag of weights in the area on top of the fender well, on the inside, it would be directly over the tire, there is an empty space there, covered by carpet , big enough to fit the ballast. the only thing, is it will be about10" above the floor of the sidecar on top of the fiberglass inner fender. I know lower is better, but how would this affect handling? Thanks Rick

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