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ABS Removal
Has anyone removed the ABS parts and by-passed the brake lines? Any threads I can read or how-to info available. I appreciate your help.
I know you may ask why. Answer: I don't like the way it looks and I for one don't see a benefit from it. Plus it adds weight up front. |
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Re: ABS Removal
Well the ABS pretty much lets you preserve steering control under hard braking, so you can still swerve around obstacles instead of locking the brakes and skidding into it. For a snow car, ABS is pretty vital. As for removing it, the weight saved would be in the few pounds range....... and some secondary issues will arise, like the ABS light and the value of the car to prospective buyers (you never know). You also might want to check out any legal issues with modifying factory safety systems in your state.
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Re: ABS Removal
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Re: ABS Removal
Ancient ABS is more dangerous than no ABS. I removed it from every 240 I had, my VR4, my old GC Impreza, and my old FC. You're better off without it. Way too unpredictable, both for safety and performance. I don't know if it got any better after 92, but if it didn't, I'd say we're all better off scrapping it.
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Re: ABS Removal
I saw it pop up after I posted mine. My ABS is still there since I've got a number of things to do before worrying about that, and I haven't tested its limits at all. I've become very familiar with the point before lockup and whatnot with the other cars, so it feels odd regardless (only real experience was icy roads in recent weeks.)
The ABS on my vr4 was particularly frightening, which is really bad for a car that weighs in a few hundered lbs more than the SVX does. |
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Re: ABS Removal
I have to say that the abs system in the Svx is by far the best i've ever experienced and is ahead of some of the current systems. For instance, on our 02 Durango the brakes actually do lock up for a split second, then releases and then locks up again and will continue to do this. My dad spun it around one time and a few weeks ago I would have either rearended a plow or spun out on the freeway because of it had I not had plenty of experience with non-abs cars. The abs on my 95 cutlass was alright but it helped I had goodyear triple treads that were new and my 99 grand prix worked fine even with bald tires.
I was actually surprised at how well the abs system was in the svx the first couple times it engaged. Now, I don't even worry about weather or not it will kick in because it works as it should. |
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Re: ABS Removal
Yeah, my SVX did great in the snow with the ABS, my wife's car (Which has a very similar ABS unit, 91 Legacy Turbo) didn't do quite as well in stopping, but still did better than my truck, which just has ABS on the rear, so the front will still lock up (And it's useless in 4WD). I would leave it, if you have any problem with it, it will just shut down and work like normal brakes anyway. The weight savings is NOT worth it!
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