Also keep in mind, most off-roaders don't want ABS. Can you imagine what
ABS would do to you on a gravel road?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Fedeli" <rdf@eznet.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: ABS Brakes-Depress Pedal Hard If You Got 'Em...or NOT
> 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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