The reason for the rear only ABS is so the brakes can be set for max power with
a full load in the bed. If there was no ABS on the rear the options are the rear
locks when the bed isn't loaded to the max or you don't have the best brakes
when loaded. My truck before the Dak was a Nissan (stop laughing, I've obviously
smartened up)and it had a proportioning valve that changed the rear brake bias
based on how much the rear squatted wit a load. I've seen older trucks that
don't have either sliding the rear ends around in the rain and snow. I feel my
ABS kick in alot in the snow.
Doug Fedeli
Alex Harris wrote:
> I had my first opportunity yesterday to try out a full slam on the brakes...
> some idiot shot out of McDonald's from in front of a stopped city bus, so
> he (and I) had zero visibility... and he pulled out of the "enter only"
> driveway to boot! Had I been any closer I would have broadsided him. Anyway,
> I left a nice skid mark (on the street only, ha ha!), but I guess I can
> assume that only the front wheels skidded and not my nice anti-lock rear
> wheels. I suppose they help once the fronts start skidding, but all four
> sure would be nice.
>
> - Alex
> 00 RC SLT V6 5-Speed
>
> > I sent a note to DC asking about the ABS brakes for the rear. Whoever
> > thought of optional ABS for the front? What kind of money-making
> > scheme was
> > that? To be Depressed or Not to be Pressed that is the question. I asked
> > DC if it wouldn't have been safer and make just as much money to either
> > offer 4-wheel ABS or not at all. I also told them 1,000 Dak owners were
> > awaiting their reply. Funny thing, it usually only takes one day
> > for DC to
> > answer me. It's been four days already. I can hear them now....."Anybody
> > want to tell me how to answer this?"
> > hehehehe Let 'em squirm!
> >
> > Ron
> > 00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 3.55 LSD
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