Ive been looking around, and Ive pretty much narrowed down my decision to a 9 inch with a locker, or a 12 bolt with a spool.

Reason being that I have 3 channel and the 9 inch would cause me to ditch the ABS. The car isnt a daily, I just need something that is going to handle stock motor with 125 shot launching on slicks.

So that would leave me with a 12 bolt and a spool, because the posi units are pretty unreliable still.

So what are the pros and cons of each....major concerns being not having ABS on the street, or riding around on a spool on the street.

Im not picky at all when it comes to drivability either.

 

9" probbly be the best bet unless you really want abs to work regardless which with a spool and it not relasing would screw with the abs anyway. i think you would have more driveabilty and piece of mind with the 9" and locker

 

yea Im leaning towards that route....i dont know if you did this, but any idea on what needs to be done to get rid of the ABS?

 

im in the same situation. 3 channel rear, and they dont make 3 channel rears for the 9inch. i think im gonna go that route myself anyway, im not concerned about losing the abs, its just the fact that the ABS light in the dash is ALWAYs goin to be on. that can get real annoying.

 

take out the bulb

 

its the same bulb for like 12 other lights, i already checked one bulb leads to different circuits that set the light on/off

 

hmmm......i suppose i could always just put black paint over the light or somethin

 

i got a 9" with abs and traction control.. its fine on regular size tires... but when i put different size tires on the abs stops working anyway..

 

Why not put a resister in place of the bulb?

 

well, we all know im not a master electrician, so ill take your word for it, and give it a shot. would the other lights still come on if they had to with a resistor there?

ps-sorry mark, didnt mean to hi-jack your thread

 

haha no prob man....im a newb when it comes to electrical, and Ill prob be going the same route anyways.

So does anything need to be removed with the abs....I see some places sell a blockoff plate.

 

Don not buy a spool with how many miles you drive your car to school. They heat up when you take turns and twist your axels after time.

 

Can anyone school me on what has to be done to remove the ABS?

 

why???

 

So i can use a 9 inch.

 

whoops never read all the reply's lol my b

 

The spool (Even in a 12-bolt) is not offered in 3-channel ABS. So if you went spool you'd lose it anyway.

If you are ditching ABS, you could also use the non-hydraulic ABS delete block and save some weight from the car.

- Matt

 

I was reading some threads here about it....is it possible to just pull the fuse to delete the ABS, and the block is just if you are going to save weight?

 

you will fail mass inspections unless you have someone edit out the abs

 

Yea ill def be getting the tune done this spring.