are both front and rear axles monitered independantly? If not, differing
tire diameters could confuse the computer.
Richard A Pyburn wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Dec 1997 12:06:55 EST Cosmicfrog <Cosmicfrog@aol.com> writes:
> >In a message dated 97-12-06 19:14:56 EST, you write:
> >
> ><< I don't want to put
> > two different sized tires on my truck, I was just wondering why this
> >is. Why
> > would the ABS brakes screw up if you had a different sized tire on
> >the back
> >then
> > in the front on a 2 wheel ABS system? >>
> >
> >
> >
> > It would read one tire slowing down faster than the others. This
> >would lead
> >it to believe the wheel was slipping and it would try to compensate.
> >The
> >sensor on a 2 wheel drive unit reads the axle speed. If you had a tire
> >with a
> >greater circumference on one side, the ABS would think one or the
> >other was
> >slipping.
> >
> >I may be totally wrong, but I thought he was referring to larger tires
> on the rear axle. I couldn't figure how that would screw up rear wheel
> only ABS.
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