abs disconnect
5th Gear Member
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RE: abs disconnect
I agree,a car with the handling characteristics of Mustangs needs ABS.I wish mine had it since the time I went through a ditch while trying to brake and miss a deer at the same time.
The brakes overpowered the available traction when I swerved and the rear end tried to outrun the front end.The car came back in line when I lifted off the brakes but the snap oversteer built into the rear suspension caused the rear end to go off the road into a ditch full of rocks.I recovered the car and was pointed straight down the road but the fuel cut-off triggered and I had to stop and reset it.
$1800 damage in the blink of an eye.
I went around a guy stopped in the middle of the road sideways in my Lincoln MK VIII by stomping the brakes and whippin' the wheel thanks to the ABS.
ABS FTW!!!!!
The brakes overpowered the available traction when I swerved and the rear end tried to outrun the front end.The car came back in line when I lifted off the brakes but the snap oversteer built into the rear suspension caused the rear end to go off the road into a ditch full of rocks.I recovered the car and was pointed straight down the road but the fuel cut-off triggered and I had to stop and reset it.
$1800 damage in the blink of an eye.
I went around a guy stopped in the middle of the road sideways in my Lincoln MK VIII by stomping the brakes and whippin' the wheel thanks to the ABS.
ABS FTW!!!!!
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 386
From: doylestown, pa
RE: abs disconnect
just unplug it either from the ABS module or pull the fuse. I hate ABS too. I've been born and raised driving vehicals without ABS and once you learn to control a car without it, you can be better than any computer. ABS was designed for the average driver, like grandma, or my mom who doesnt know what to do in a panic situation and just stomps the brakes. Formula 1, nascar, rally, no race cars have it for a reason, humans can be trained to be better at this point in time with the right training. If someone feels more compfortable with ABS, so be it, thats what it was invented for. For me and the few people out there who hate it, just disconnect it and unplug the light. I've wrecked twice because of ABS. If you are sliding sideways and your car has ABS you will keep turning and go right off the road. Without ABS, when you lock the brakes up you can continue in a straight line sliding sideways and avoid things like trees, mailboxes, ditches, cars, ect. Its personal preference IMO.
TECH SAVANT
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Saint Augustine, FL
RE: abs disconnect
ORIGINAL: incubus1275
just unplug it either from the ABS module or pull the fuse. I hate ABS too. I've been born and raised driving vehicals without ABS and once you learn to control a car without it, you can be better than any computer. ABS was designed for the average driver, like grandma, or my mom who doesnt know what to do in a panic situation and just stomps the brakes. Formula 1, nascar, rally, no race cars have it for a reason, humans can be trained to be better at this point in time with the right training. If someone feels more compfortable with ABS, so be it, thats what it was invented for. For me and the few people out there who hate it, just disconnect it and unplug the light. I've wrecked twice because of ABS. If you are sliding sideways and your car has ABS you will keep turning and go right off the road. Without ABS, when you lock the brakes up you can continue in a straight line sliding sideways and avoid things like trees, mailboxes, ditches, cars, ect. Its personal preference IMO.
just unplug it either from the ABS module or pull the fuse. I hate ABS too. I've been born and raised driving vehicals without ABS and once you learn to control a car without it, you can be better than any computer. ABS was designed for the average driver, like grandma, or my mom who doesnt know what to do in a panic situation and just stomps the brakes. Formula 1, nascar, rally, no race cars have it for a reason, humans can be trained to be better at this point in time with the right training. If someone feels more compfortable with ABS, so be it, thats what it was invented for. For me and the few people out there who hate it, just disconnect it and unplug the light. I've wrecked twice because of ABS. If you are sliding sideways and your car has ABS you will keep turning and go right off the road. Without ABS, when you lock the brakes up you can continue in a straight line sliding sideways and avoid things like trees, mailboxes, ditches, cars, ect. Its personal preference IMO.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2005
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RE: abs disconnect
Can you guys give me some pointers, because i have no abs and i if someone stops short infront of me, ill slam on the breaks like any1's first reaction and slide, while with abs i wouldnt be sliding as much....
1st Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
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RE: abs disconnect
ORIGINAL: incubus1275
Formula 1, nascar, rally, no race cars have it for a reason,
Formula 1, nascar, rally, no race cars have it for a reason,
You may be able to learn to control a car in a slide, but a car that is not sliding will always be more in control then one that is.
One note to ease the "good driver" push back: If you expect the car to slide and it doesn't, then you are SOL. If you expect it to stick and it doesn't, then you are SOL. Just learn to know what to expect, and take any electronic aid you can get.
Here is the link to the FIA web page discussing breaks:
http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/un...port/5284.html