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    Okay, let me rephrase. ABS is designed to let you stop in a shorter distance on slippery surfaces and allow you some steering control while stopping. On dry surfaces, it’s true the distance to stop is longer with ABS. On wet or slippery surfaces, the distance to stop is actually shorter and you have more control while stopping. Anyone that lived in a snowy area before ABS knows that lightly pumping the brakes while stopping was better than a full brake.

    Please understand, I’m not talking about normal braking. I’m talking about the “Holy Crap! That semi is stopped dead in front of me and I’d better slam on the freaking brakes” kind of stopping.

    With non-ABS brakes and on a wet surface and “slamming” on the brakes, your tires aren’t spinning and the water will build up underneath and create a hydroplane condition. For those that might not understand, this means you are skiing on the surface rather than driving on it.

    ABS isn’t perfect, but it’s still better to have in wet or snowy conditions.
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    abs dont make the car stop faster on ice or snow, what its does is keep the wheels from fully locking up and this lets you steer the car still. other then that it sucks in winter. id rather control the brakes my self. anyone who has nailed the brakes in snow and the pedal just pulses under your foot will tell you the car just kept on trucking like the brakes were never applied. its a helpless feeling at best.

    if its dry out, abs is just fine, better then non abs cars for sure, because you can just slam on them with out any locking up.

    i dont feel it in my regal, but my old 03 gmc truck, if you nailed the brakes in a holly crap deal, you could feel and hear each wheel lock up for a split second then move to the next wheel with in a second. so the split second lock up would rotate to the next wheel. on dry ground.

    in snow, it stopped like a champ due to the 800 lb plow on the front and a load of salt in the bed and bf goodrich a/t tires. with out all the plow and payload in the bed, it sucked for stopping. same as a car.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    Ok so does anyone know if the right rear speed sensor itself can be replaced or the whole hub? The wire seems very tight so I don't know if I should just get a harness.
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    sensor is built into the hub. so you change the hub. its got a new sensor in it.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    Are they easy to change? Where would you recommend getting one?
    Autozone wants $80
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    idk if id go with that brand or not. its a 1 year warranty, where timkens and the other " better name brands are around 120 to 130 ish, and a 3 year warranty.

    to change it, you need to take the brakes off, and the e brake pads then unbolt it. unless its a 04+ then the e brake is built into the caliper.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    04 gtp comp g
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    take the brakes off, the rotor, then the hub comes off, easy, hour job tops.

    98 Buick Regal GS, F body brakes, Caddy STS wheels, tinted tails L36 bottom end, lightly ported heads, 1.95 roller rockers, headers, gen 5 N* 3.0 pulley, FSIC, 42 lb injectors, a BrandonHall rebuilt trans, DHP tuned and AEM water/Meth injection https://goo.gl/gpV5kW
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    sounds easy enough
    Thanks Scotty
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    Variable Steering Effort Service
    My first experience with the problem of even knowing anything about this variable effort steering service light, it caught me by surprise. I looked it up in my owners manual to see what it was. All I know is that this service light came on and I didn't know if the car was safe to drive. I'm not sure if this is right but my speedometer looks off, showing I'm going faster than I really am. If anyone know anything about this, please share.
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