No more ABS

[stef8]

It was a little slippery this morning when the guy in front of me stopped at the red light, that's when I hit the brakes and what do you know, I almost smashed in is car. So I pulled on the side, opened the hood and took out that 60 amp ABS fuse.

 

NOW IT'S BREAKING FOR REAL!!! Can't imaging that I stood that for 5 years...

 

 

Stef

[number9]

What model truck do you have and where is that fuse?

[Peter_C]

I remember seeing a test done on an Ford Dually with ABS and the truck stopped faster with the ABS disconnected than it did with the ABS connected. Also most sytems are only three channels, so if you have one rear wheel with no traction and one with, it cuts them both loose

[mcreyaufmiller]

I like my ABS. I know that it may not be the best braking system in the world, but it is a nice feature.

[GM-Tech]

The purpose of ABS is not to provide quicker or shorter stops, but to allow you to remain in control. When you slam on your brakes on a wet road and you get sideways, you'll be wishing you didn't pull that fuse.

 

If you just missed hitting someone that stopped in front of you, you were following way too close and non-ABS brakes probably wouldn't have helped you either and may have gotten you sideways so someone in another lane hits YOU!

[redvett]

The purpose of ABS is not to provide quicker or shorter stops, but to allow you to remain in control.  When you slam on your brakes on a wet road and you get sideways, you'll be wishing you didn't pull that fuse.

 

If you just missed hitting someone that stopped in front of you, you were following way too close and non-ABS brakes probably wouldn't have helped you either and may have gotten you sideways so someone in another lane hits YOU!

 

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I agree with GM-Tech the idea is to have control. Remember that a pickup is lighter in the rear and emergency stopping without ABS will result in the rear of the truck coming around. Not a pretty site. I myself would rather hit the vehicle in front of me from the front than the side. Much better protection. The truck can be replaced but not your body.

I think you insurance company would like to know about you disconnecting your ABS they might want to raise your insurance.

[asepgrad98]

The ABS would increase my stopping distance in my 2000 S-10 when roads were dry. I never disconnected it however because i thought i may need when wet.

[TexasAggie]

I have to go with the Pro-ABS guys here...

 

Purely from an engineering standpoint, the coefficient of static friction is always greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction. In other words, your braking force is greater when the wheels are rolling on the pavement than when they are sliding! It doesn't matter what the surface is, as long as they are still rolling, you will be able to stop sooner. The problem with ABS is that it is like any other electro-mechanical system, it has response characteristics that put simply, take time. Even though quite small, these times can negate the benefits of non-ABS systems in extreme circumstances, but not usually.

 

So, use your head while driving, put the fuse back in and when you really need the ABS someday, it will be there to save your tail...and maybe someone elses.

 

[tryn2lrn]

I am pro abs as well. In controlled conditions I absolutely agree I can stop faster without it. Although in the real world when that deer runs out in front of me on that lightly snow slicked road, right in the middle of that reverse sloped corner, and I jam that pedal a bit too hard, I will be thanking the GM engineers that kept me from sliding the rear of my new truck into those trees. Been there done that