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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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Anyone out there delete their ABS and still street drive the car? What all is involved in deleting the system? Anyone wanna talk me out of it?
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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I put a 9" in last week and all i did was leave the sensor unplugged. Brakes work fine and i daily drive the car
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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I put a 9" in and have been driving mine without abs for 6 months. never had a problem stopping even with skinnes up front
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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I have no ABS and I can handle it just fine. I deleted mine with a kit from SJM. I hate ABS, always have. Almost every car I've owned before this Camaro had no ABS as well. I don't miss it at all. Now I just need to do something about that ABS light in the dash that keeps staring me in the face.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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The sjm kit I got came with instructions on how to turn the light out.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Yeah I should probably read those one day.
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I've been driving without ABS on my 9" equipped Z for over a year. There have been a few "panic stop" situations. Frankly I feel more in control of the car and that I can stop faster without the ABS... Maybe because I learned how to drive and spent several years with my 4 wheel drum brake equipped '64 Chevelle. Granted my "ABS INOP" light has been on the entire time, I really don't even notice it anymore.
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Originally Posted by Demon_Speeding
I've been driving without ABS on my 9" equipped Z for over a year. There have been a few "panic stop" situations. Frankly I feel more in control of the car and that I can stop faster without the ABS... Maybe because I learned how to drive and spent several years with my 4 wheel drum brake equipped '64 Chevelle. Granted my "ABS INOP" light has been on the entire time, I really don't even notice it anymore.
You can't.
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Good stuff guys, I think I'm going to get the SJM ABS delete/line lock kit here soon. You guys that have the kit, what all is involved in setting the pressure valve? Just set it-test it-set it-test it kinda thing?
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Originally Posted by Rothman
Good stuff guys, I think I'm going to get the SJM ABS delete/line lock kit here soon. You guys that have the kit, what all is involved in setting the pressure valve? Just set it-test it-set it-test it kinda thing?
yeah just keep adjusting and testing
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