Stock weight distribution for various body styles - can you improve balance w/out drastic mods?

I haven't corner weighted my A body, but I have been around plenty of vehicles with 50/50 weight balance.From looking at my scamp I would say its probally 60/40 or worse.Everything that is heavy is up front with the exception of the rear axle.While its easy to lose weight its difficult/expensive to lose it off the front.Most free/cheap weight reduction just makes the weight distribution worse, because the only things that can be outright removed are from the middle/rear of the car.Removing weight off the front end is much harder though.Aluminum intake,aluminum heads,headers,aluminum radiator,fiberglass hood,lightweight starter,and moving the engine toward the firewall are the only things that help.Relocating the battery back to the passenger side rear of the trunk is said to be equivalent to moving the engine back 4-6".Behind the driver there are a lot of things that dont make the car faster,safer,or more reliable that could be removed.Without adding ballasts to the rear I don't see how an A body could achieve 50/50 with weight reduction alone,but adding weight is counter productive to making a car faster or handle better.