disable the abs....

JO MAOMA · 06-29-08, 09:06 PM

....or just hank it all.

i picked up an 80 last weekend for a baja project. right now i've
been stripping the truck down getting rid of all the excess weight
and simplifing were i can. i was planning on just disableing the abs
by pulling the fuse but i wonder now if i should just chuck it all.
five or ten pounds pulled out of a 5400 lb. rig is meaningles but
do it a 10 or 20 time it starts to make a difference. so what do
you think am i missing some major downside? do guys building
dedicated crawlers do this? please edgumacate me.

Ruadhrigh · 06-30-08, 08:01 AM

You need to talk to Beno. He removed the ABS from his rig.

JO MAOMA · 06-30-08, 09:08 AM

thanks for the lead...

edit: found it, great thread.

rust belt rebuild

alia176 · 07-02-08, 07:19 AM

curious, is it possible to simply disable the ABS? Pulling the ABS fuse doesn't work!

JO MAOMA · 07-02-08, 09:25 AM

that's a stumper. i can't think of a way the abs could work with the fuse pulled...

knorrena · 07-02-08, 10:34 AM

You wanna lose weight? Try chucking the seats - those bitches is heavy. If I could, I would replace mine with with aftermarket seats; however, mine is a dd and I have a soft ass.

alia176 · 07-02-08, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JO MAOMA

that's a stumper. i can't think of a way the abs could work with the fuse pulled...

I should've said, is there any way to extinguish the ABS light in the dash because pulling the fuse doesn't do it but it does kill the ABS. Sorry for the confusion.

beno · 07-02-08, 01:29 PM

Pull the bulb behind the console.

JO MAOMA · 07-02-08, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knorrena

You wanna lose weight? Try chucking the seats - those *****es is heavy. If I could, I would replace mine with with aftermarket seats; however, mine is a dd and I have a soft ass.

they're gone! replacing them with twisted stitch suspension seats....

MaddBaggins · 07-02-08, 08:16 PM

Let me know before you chuck the ABS. I need a piece that I trashed on a wheeling trip last year. I haven't had ABS since. I need the part of the harness that runs in the driver side front control arm. I tore that up pretty good.

JO MAOMA · 07-02-08, 09:58 PM

gottcha covered. it's off the truck, and i'll put it aside for you...

MaddBaggins · 07-03-08, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JO MAOMA

gottcha covered. it's off the truck, and i'll put it aside for you...

You rock. I owe you some pie.

IronYuppy · 07-03-08, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alia176

curious, is it possible to simply disable the ABS? Pulling the ABS fuse doesn't work!

...

Note: I disabled my ABS by removing the sensors and pulling the fuse. The ABS light STILL came on. Since the light is based on a fault, you need to physically remove the indicator bulb if the ABS is disabled.

06-29-08, 09:06 PM	#1
JO MAOMA IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 404	disable the abs.... ....or just hank it all. i picked up an 80 last weekend for a baja project. right now i've been stripping the truck down getting rid of all the excess weight and simplifing were i can. i was planning on just disableing the abs by pulling the fuse but i wonder now if i should just chuck it all. five or ten pounds pulled out of a 5400 lb. rig is meaningles but do it a 10 or 20 time it starts to make a difference. so what do you think am i missing some major downside? do guys building dedicated crawlers do this? please edgumacate me. __________________ "Mate , you must drink some serious piss to need to get to youre chilly bin that quickly." - topend yobbo

06-30-08, 08:01 AM	#2
Ruadhrigh (pronounced rod-ree) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Burque TLCA# 16603 Posts: 1,895	You need to talk to Beno. He removed the ABS from his rig. __________________ Poverty Pack '97 FZJ80: 2.5" OME's, Shortbus'd, Warn 8K'd, ALI'd, BFG 255'd, deflared, rebuilt engine, half-assed 2wd... '07 Bianchi: SRAM'd, Easton'd, Crank Bros'd, Daily Driver

06-30-08, 09:08 AM	#3
JO MAOMA IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 404	thanks for the lead... edit: found it, great thread. rust belt rebuild __________________ "Mate , you must drink some serious piss to need to get to youre chilly bin that quickly." - topend yobbo Last edited by JO MAOMA; 06-30-08 at 09:24 AM.

07-02-08, 07:19 AM	#4
alia176 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tijeras, NM TLCA# 15941 Posts: 3,504 Blog Entries: 1	curious, is it possible to simply disable the ABS? Pulling the ABS fuse doesn't work! __________________ TLCA # 15941 KE5LED Currently working PA

07-02-08, 09:25 AM	#5
JO MAOMA IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 404	that's a stumper. i can't think of a way the abs *could* work with the fuse pulled... __________________ "Mate , you must drink some serious piss to need to get to youre chilly bin that quickly." - topend yobbo

07-02-08, 10:34 AM	#6
knorrena IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 889	You wanna lose weight? Try chucking the seats - those bitches is heavy. If I could, I would replace mine with with aftermarket seats; however, mine is a dd and I have a soft ass. __________________ 1997 LX 450 190000kms, locked, 285 Revos, Supercharged. You cant kill yourself on a pogostick. (Harry Parker, world famous geostatistician)

07-02-08, 01:29 PM	#8
beno IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Corrales, NM TLCA# 14607 Posts: 3,806	Pull the bulb behind the console. __________________ 1997 FZJ80 with and without lots of stuff. 2001 Honda Accord 3.0L V6 VTEC Coupe EX. It is what it is....

07-02-08, 08:16 PM	#10
MaddBaggins Where's your head at? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Milking the teets of the Funk. TLCA# 14528 Posts: 2,130	Let me know before you chuck the ABS. I need a piece that I trashed on a wheeling trip last year. I haven't had ABS since. I need the part of the harness that runs in the driver side front control arm. I tore that up pretty good. __________________ Alvin 00 XTerra "Rocksie" slightly modded-Wifey's 94 FZJ80 "Tortuga" +4", 315's, 4:88's, locked, armored and scratched to hell-Mine Copper State Cruisers 13 You're like a breadstick, you got no rhythm Santa aint the only one with a big red sack full of goodies

07-02-08, 09:58 PM	#11
JO MAOMA IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 404	gottcha covered. it's off the truck, and i'll put it aside for you... __________________ "Mate , you must drink some serious piss to need to get to youre chilly bin that quickly." - topend yobbo

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