lumbee1
Native American
For about a year now, my ABS light has been on and my brake pedal feel has been a little soft. It's been one of those I've been meaning to get to it. A buddy and myself hit the trails last Wednesday and in a bit of a steep situation I had to stop to make another run with a little bump to get over the rock. While "stopped" the Cruiser continued to slide backwards slowly and I had to apply a lot of foot pressure to prevent rolling back further. My priority of fixing the brakes has dramatically increased since this could potentially cause an accident offroad or even onroad.
Current braking specs:
EBC Green 100 pads up front, EBC Green 80 pads in the rear, LSPV removed, reman calipers front and rear, system bleed on a regular basis, OEM rotors at all four corners, OEM rubber lines overdue for replacement.
The LSPV delete made a huge difference in braking performance but what I gained has now been lost and possibly worse. I think when I changed the front calipers, I introduced air into the ABS pump.
Following this thread: Is there a way to trigger ABS actuator to combat spongy breakes?
I tried activating the ABS pump tonight with positive and negative leads connected. I heard a soft relay click and saw sparking at the positive lead but the ABS pump clearly did not activate.
Is the ABS pump bad and needs to be replaced or should I just remove the ABS pump entirely and simplify the system?
With ABS:
Pros: Safety in emergency stops and ice
Cons: complex, chance for air to enter the system again, performance
Without ABS:
Pros: Simplified system, easy to bleed, performance improvement,
Cons: Safety in emergency stops and ice
For 99.9% of the time without ABS, I will enjoy a truck that has strong brakes and consistent stopping power. However that 0.1% that I need the ABS safety I have a feeling I will regret removing it.
Current braking specs:
EBC Green 100 pads up front, EBC Green 80 pads in the rear, LSPV removed, reman calipers front and rear, system bleed on a regular basis, OEM rotors at all four corners, OEM rubber lines overdue for replacement.
The LSPV delete made a huge difference in braking performance but what I gained has now been lost and possibly worse. I think when I changed the front calipers, I introduced air into the ABS pump.
Following this thread: Is there a way to trigger ABS actuator to combat spongy breakes?
I tried activating the ABS pump tonight with positive and negative leads connected. I heard a soft relay click and saw sparking at the positive lead but the ABS pump clearly did not activate.
Is the ABS pump bad and needs to be replaced or should I just remove the ABS pump entirely and simplify the system?
With ABS:
Pros: Safety in emergency stops and ice
Cons: complex, chance for air to enter the system again, performance
Without ABS:
Pros: Simplified system, easy to bleed, performance improvement,
Cons: Safety in emergency stops and ice
For 99.9% of the time without ABS, I will enjoy a truck that has strong brakes and consistent stopping power. However that 0.1% that I need the ABS safety I have a feeling I will regret removing it.