I've never felt my rear ABS, but I also have never been able to lock up the rear wheels, even on dry pavement. Then again, I have a 93, maybe its different.
Mike S.
>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
>> BugShield
>>>
>>>
>
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