Anyone else hate ABS?
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Rep Power: 428 Anyone else hate ABS?
I sure as hell do! Everytime I need to come to a fast *** stop, the car slows down, but that ABS kicks in and the braking turns into thump braking. It is so annoying. I was told it was caused by the valves in the ABS hitting hard and fast back and forth, (something like that). Just wondering if anyone else dislikes ABS?
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Rep Power: 314 hmmm... dont know, I dont have ABS, so I learned to brake to the point right before locking. It's pretty interesting,.... hearing the tires sqeal a little bit.
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Rep Power: 788 I don't like it. It's supposed to make you have turning control while braking hard, but they actually stop the car slower than regular brakes.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
but they actually stop the car slower than regular brakes.
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Rep Power: 286 ABS is great for when its raining. My old car had ABS/Antilock brakes and it stopped very well when I need it to stop quick in the rain...... with my Civic if I had to stop fast in the rain I would prolly lock up the tires and start sliding so I usually pump the brake to simulate antilock brakes..
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Rep Power: 788 They have done tests, and abs does not stop faster. It only prevents them from locking up and enables you to have partial steering control. It uses alot of power too. My lights and dash usually dims while it's working.
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when I'm autocrossing... No, ABS sucks
when Im Drivng in the steet, Yes, ABS rocks.
when I'm autocrossing... No, ABS sucks
when Im Drivng in the steet, Yes, ABS rocks.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
They have done tests, and abs does not stop faster. It only prevents them from locking up and enables you to have partial steering control. It uses alot of power too. My lights and dash usually dims while it's working.
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Rep Power: 303 In the real world ABS was designed to enable steering under hard braking. A car with out ABS that goes into a panic stop and skids the tires can NOT steer cause the tires are no longer turning. When a car has ABS for example on a snowy road and goes into a panic stop the ABS pulses the brakes this then in turn allows the driver to steer the car because the wheels are still rotating. If you find that your car is too sensitive to the brakes going into a ABS mode then there are a few things you can do to try to over come this. One is better gripping tires, second is the car may have a faulty wheel speed sensor making the ABS computer think that the car is going inot ABS mode when its not, this can also be caused from a lose wheel bearing on some vehicles.
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Originally Posted by streetglower
I sure as hell do! Everytime I need to come to a fast *** stop, the car slows down, but that ABS kicks in and the braking turns into thump braking. It is so annoying. I was told it was caused by the valves in the ABS hitting hard and fast back and forth, (something like that). Just wondering if anyone else dislikes ABS?
God, I hate stupid people.
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Rep Power: 291 It all depends on the driver. If you have experience and driving skills. then ABS sucks (big time). If your the average driver it will probley save your ***.
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Originally Posted by Metallica454
That vibration is what's saving your ***, so be thankful.
God, I hate stupid people.
God, I hate stupid people.
No I am not stupid, I just dont like the vibration. Having ABS is for people who dont know how to control there car when they have to brake hard and fast. So you would fall into that category of people who dont know how to drive.
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Originally Posted by streetglower
like Pon55 said, it all depends on the driver, and yes I do hate ABS. I drove around in my friends 96 civic this morning and I would rather be without ABS. I hate the vibration, and I do have skills when it comes to breaking.
No I am not stupid, I just dont like the vibration. Having ABS is for people who dont know how to control there car when they have to brake hard and fast. So you would fall into that category of people who dont know how to drive.
No I am not stupid, I just dont like the vibration. Having ABS is for people who dont know how to control there car when they have to brake hard and fast. So you would fall into that category of people who dont know how to drive.
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Rep Power: 0 Let's see you guys drive down a hill in 6" of snow without ABS... no matter how good you are with non-ABS brakes you will never have as much control as an ABS equipped car in the snow....
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