Thread: ABS Brakes.... Worth it?

I'm wondering if anyone here thinks like me, first of all

after hitting railroad tracks or a bump I cant get my car to stop because the abs kick in (basically delays the brakes completely, then pulses)

And I'm from eastern Canada. Snow + abs = not good. When I brake going downhill in the snow nothing happens I just slide, I try to pump my brakes but does nothing.

I think ABS is made for people that can't drive and have never heard of pumping brakes if they lock.

Traction control on the other hand )) love it in the winter.

any comments? have any of you bypassed it?

to bypass you can pull the fuse

will it show on your center display everytime you start your car that your abs is out?

My 2 cents

Disabling the system will fix your current problem. But I would consider fixing them when you have the extra cash. You ability to stop "safely" will be diminished. ABS was installed because they stop a vehical faster and alow you more control during that stop. When tires lock up they melt, hence the the long dark black skid line. When they melt its like stoping on water or oil. Plus it is next to imposible to control the car in the situation.

Like I said thats my two cents. Hope it helps.

Originally Posted by 03GTPLE

Close, ABS was not designed to make you stop faster, the design is to help you control your vehicle during a panic stop by not locking the brakes up. ABS has been proven to actually increase stopping distances (less effective) BUT that's against a professional driver that has the control to get max braking without locking up the wheel...which most of us cannot do. So, for the general population, ABS is a wonderful thing, especially being able to turn during a panic stop because the wheels did not lock up (skid), which is what it was designed for. When driving an ABS equipped vehicle, you are not supposed to pump the brakes as it'll actually make the ABS not function as it should, which would create longer stopping distances. If you activate ABS, you will feel the pedal vibrate against your foot, that's normal, and lets you know the ABS is working.

Hope that helps.
Jesse

The braking distance is only longer on gravel, sand and deep snow, ABS tends to increase braking distances. Other then that ABS is beats traditional bakes hands down. Please see the links below.

You are right though ABS was originally researched to help with handling, IE "Traction Control". And oh what a difference it makes!!! Well I'm out again. Hope this helps you.

Cent

Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ABS Frequently Asked Questions

Keep Your (Braking) Distance: More Than Just Slowing Down

Originally Posted by Lionel

I'm wondering if anyone here thinks like me, first of all

after hitting railroad tracks or a bump I cant get my car to stop because the abs kick in (basically delays the brakes completely, then pulses)

And I'm from eastern Canada. Snow + abs = not good. When I brake going downhill in the snow nothing happens I just slide, I try to pump my brakes but does nothing.

I think ABS is made for people that can't drive and have never heard of pumping brakes if they lock.

Traction control on the other hand )) love it in the winter.

any comments? have any of you bypassed it?

what is the rest of your braking system like ? New pads? rotors? tyres? etc If everything is up to scratch its unsual to have problems but if want to disable it pull out the relay and it should revert back to a standard braking system that what its designed to do if the system fails