If you have just rear ABS on your truck, will you be likely to feel it when it comes on? I don't think I've ever felt it, and I've tried on snow & ice many times to lock things up. I even locked the fronts up pretty good and didn't feel any ABS pulse.
Raspa 4x4 <raspa4x4@texas.net> wrote:
> In a truck the rear is much more likely to lockup than in a car. This is
> because there is less weight in the back. One of the reasons the fronts do
> most of the braking is that vehicle weight is transferred to the front as
> you slow down. So I guess the reason is that front is less likely to lock
> up. Bad thing is that if the fronts lock up, you lose your ability to
> steer.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon" <jonsdak@midmaine.com>
> To: "DiRT" <dirt@mailman.xmission.com>; <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:39 PM
> Subject: DML: Rear-wheel antilocks?
>> Hey DiRT/DML:
>>
>> I realized a few days ago, when trying to find my elusive coolant leak
> that
>> turned out to be the impeller shaft seal on the water pump, that my truck
>> has RWAL. I see the ABS light every time I start the truck, so I knew it
>> had them, but the rear-axle thing mystifies me.
>> Recently in driver's ed, the explanation of purpose for ABS was to prevent
>> lockup, thus shortening stopping distance and maintaining steering
>> capability in a panic stop situation.
>> So, I would think that, if ABS was to live on only one axle, it'd be the
>> front, since a) that's the axle that steers, and b) up to 70% of your
>> braking power can come from the fronts, depending on how the truck's
> brakes
>> are.
>> So, I guess my question is, is this just another bonehead Chrysler thing
> (My
>> truck's not german, woo-hoo!), or is there a hidden purpose that I'm
> missing
>> for these?
>> Thanks
>> Later,
>> Jon
>> jonsdak@midmaine.com
>> The Dodge Diesel Website
>> http://www.dieseldodge.com
>> 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.75 axle, "BackRack"
>> Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front
>> license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund
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>>
>>
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