ABS for Fronts

[scrawny]

Has anyone converted the front brakes on these trucks to also have ABS like the backs do?

 

[patrickc]

I had an mid 90's F150 with rear abs and I disconnected it. I found that the rear abs sucked when it came to slippery road conditions. (front brakes would lock-up but the rear abs would kick in so the rear did nothing) I don't know what ford was thinking when they put abs on the rear and not on the front as well.

The only thing I have heard of is people disconnecting the rear abs rather than trying to put abs on the front.

 

[caryt]

We don't have ABS, its a rabs valve and all it does is dump the pressure when it "thinks" that the rears are going to lock. A total piece of...just when you need to stop the truck will leap forward. Only cure to stop better is rear disks.

Cary

 

[scrawny]

Front ABS

Isn't that what an ABS system is. A valve and a sensor that releases pressure when the wheel begins to skid?

 

[patrickc]

Basicly but ABS is electronicly controlled each wheel has a ABS or speed sensor to help the computer determine what the wheel is doing from there it distributes brake pressure accordingly.

 

[ranaumo]

Rabs Crap

OK, I agree with the rabs unit being useless in an emergency stop (even on dry pavement it kicks in). Is there a way to disconnect it, or maybe put a reducer in line to the rear brakes to not affect the front braking when it kicks in?

What options do we have?

Also have not seen a decent rear risk conversion for our trucks yet. Any new stuff out there I might have missed?

 

[patrickc]

You can try disconnecting the sensor on the center of the rear end but it might throw the anti-lock/abs light on or unplug the wiring for the anti-lock/abs unit itself. I disconnected the unit on my 92F150 and it worked fine.