1995 EGT ABS removal

[Tazman2]

Anybody have any info? I'm getting sick of the ****ty pedal feel and soft brakes. Not to mention me almost hitting things a few times when even one tire loses traction and ALL 4 tires brake 100% slower since it won't lock up the others even when they are 100% on dry pavement and making 100% contact. Will just disconnecting it help anything or? I did that once on a pre 90s car (old Conquest that i used to have) and it helped tons but that was only rear ABS and this is obviously 1st gen pos ABS so probably somewhat the same!

[iwantyourcar]

just get a new chassis
it'll be quicker,easier and cheaper.

[Tazman2]

just get a new chassis
it'll be quicker,easier and cheaper.

Umm its my beater k thx... *points at sig*

[iwantyourcar]

sell it for 100 over what you buy the new one at.

[Tazman2]

sell it for 100 over what you buy the new one at.

lol just because of a abs annoyance? I got it cheap. Has no rust. And has just about all wear and tear parts changed already. Sooooooo why change it?

[therieldeal]

i'll trade beaters with you, straight up :D

[jrally]

ABS is a sub-system of the hydraulic system. Just pull the main ABS fuse, that's what most people who race cars that had ABS do, if they don't want it kicking in. If it's still feeling spongy, then you need to replace your fluid, power flush and re-bleed the brake system.

-Jon R.

[Tazman2]

i'll trade beaters with you, straight up :D

LOL yeah NOW you want to trade for the "pink" car!

ABS is a sub-system of the hydraulic system. Just pull the main ABS fuse, that's what most people who race cars that had ABS do, if they don't want it kicking in. If it's still feeling spongy, then you need to replace your fluid, power flush and re-bleed the brake system.

-Jon R.

Hmm i'll try that. Yeah the fluid is about 4-6 months old when i replaced it when i 1st got the car. It helped a little but thats about it. I think i'm gonna get KVR pads before anything else at this point for this car. Its kind of scary not being able to stop sometimes when i know i should be able to. Thank gawd for down shifting and keeping space!

[atomicEGT]

holy ****, i didn't know anyone actually had abs.

just pull the main relay/fuse, that's what i did on my old nx2k after it tried to kill me the second time.

[rustfreeinpa]

pull the main fuse on the driver side inerfender, had to do the same to my 95 egt, with all the ****ty weather we have had!!!

[gybe]

Yep, ABS can be scary. I have driven 2008 Renault Megane, a French car. It's a decent Europe's mid-executive car. When I tried the brakes and ABS kicked in all side markers went on, then some annoying beeping, traction control got hands over the car, electrical steering was shaking like crazy and it needed at least 15 seconds of complete stop on the road to 'reset' the system and to normally continue driving. I tried this for the second time too and it's the same. You probably guessed that I didn't want to do it for the third or fourth time. So if you decided that a rabbit crossed your street and you somehow have to decrease speed and use the force of ABS, the ABS will do it its own way. Imagine happening that on an open and high-traffic roads. It's pure death.

Nowadays 'safety system' can scare a driver more than any odd traffic situation and I am pretty sure that some people died because of the inappropriate parameters and readouts of the safety system rather than false reactions.

[Tazman2]

Well its been pulled and its tons better with no silly one tire sliding = ABS kick in and pedal on the floor and can't stop BS. Now just need to figure out why the brakes don't really stop the car well. Hmmmmmmmmmm. I may have to take the route I did with my 93. Just get track pads (HP+) and be done with it!

PS: Of course that also means TONS of f'in dust but damnit i LOOOOOOOVE the brakes in my 93!