Putting ABS on a Mustang
3rd Gear Member
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From: Washington
LOTS of money and hassle. You would need the entire wiring harness, computer, abs sensors, abs motor, abs hub assemblies, proper master cylinder, and I'm sure I'm forgetting about something. Then you would need someone to install it all. It would actually probably be cheaper for you to trade your car in on one that already has abs. Not worth it if you ask me.
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1st Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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Well as far as I can tell is it does not have ABS, neither of the front hubs have the sensor gear or sensor on either side, so I assumed it didn't have ABS.
That sucks I was hoping there was a kit or something easier..I want ABS!
That sucks I was hoping there was a kit or something easier..I want ABS!
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 723
From: Washington
No, the computer is not the same. If it was, it would throw ABS codes because it would recognize the lack of ABS on the car as a malfunction of the system. It can't tell the difference between not working and not present.
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No it won't. ABS is for people that panic and suddenly lock the brakes or try to turn while locking the brakes.
Our training vehicles at work have ABS that we disable to do braking training with. In a vehicle I'd just been in for only a few hours and wasn't familiar with I was stopping within 15ft of the ABS(and they were bad too, locked partially on one and wasn't on them hard enough in another). One of the other guys that day stopped within 2ft of the ABS. The trainers will stop well short of the ABS stopping distance.
If you are familiar with the vehicle and know how to drive(which most people don't) then you can stop just as well, and sometimes a bit better, than ABS. ABS is there to basically allow the vehicle to stop when someone simply stands on the brakes without thinking, or more so for turning. If you lock the fronts on a car you can turn the steering wheel all you want, the car isn't going to turn...under ABS braking the car will still steer, and that's probably the single biggest safety factor for the average driver who panics.
Our training vehicles at work have ABS that we disable to do braking training with. In a vehicle I'd just been in for only a few hours and wasn't familiar with I was stopping within 15ft of the ABS(and they were bad too, locked partially on one and wasn't on them hard enough in another). One of the other guys that day stopped within 2ft of the ABS. The trainers will stop well short of the ABS stopping distance.
If you are familiar with the vehicle and know how to drive(which most people don't) then you can stop just as well, and sometimes a bit better, than ABS. ABS is there to basically allow the vehicle to stop when someone simply stands on the brakes without thinking, or more so for turning. If you lock the fronts on a car you can turn the steering wheel all you want, the car isn't going to turn...under ABS braking the car will still steer, and that's probably the single biggest safety factor for the average driver who panics.
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 723
From: Washington
No it won't. ABS is for people that panic and suddenly lock the brakes or try to turn while locking the brakes.
Our training vehicles at work have ABS that we disable to do braking training with. In a vehicle I'd just been in for only a few hours and wasn't familiar with I was stopping within 15ft of the ABS(and they were bad too, locked partially on one and wasn't on them hard enough in another). One of the other guys that day stopped within 2ft of the ABS. The trainers will stop well short of the ABS stopping distance.
If you are familiar with the vehicle and know how to drive(which most people don't) then you can stop just as well, and sometimes a bit better, than ABS. ABS is there to basically allow the vehicle to stop when someone simply stands on the brakes without thinking, or more so for turning. If you lock the fronts on a car you can turn the steering wheel all you want, the car isn't going to turn...under ABS braking the car will still steer, and that's probably the single biggest safety factor for the average driver who panics.
Our training vehicles at work have ABS that we disable to do braking training with. In a vehicle I'd just been in for only a few hours and wasn't familiar with I was stopping within 15ft of the ABS(and they were bad too, locked partially on one and wasn't on them hard enough in another). One of the other guys that day stopped within 2ft of the ABS. The trainers will stop well short of the ABS stopping distance.
If you are familiar with the vehicle and know how to drive(which most people don't) then you can stop just as well, and sometimes a bit better, than ABS. ABS is there to basically allow the vehicle to stop when someone simply stands on the brakes without thinking, or more so for turning. If you lock the fronts on a car you can turn the steering wheel all you want, the car isn't going to turn...under ABS braking the car will still steer, and that's probably the single biggest safety factor for the average driver who panics.