FWD cars tend to throw a wrench into 3 channel abs systems (2 fronts, one
rear), as a well setup FWD car will lift the inside rear tire (or at least
seriously unload it) during turn in. This will cause that wheel to lock,
if you are trail braking, the abs will kick in, and reduce pressure in the
entire rear channel (both rear wheels). So you lose braking on the outside
rear (the one that needs to drift a little bit).
Neons (early ES sport models)and MX-6 abs systems are some that I have
heard complaints about, as they tend to induce more push than normal at
turn in.
Stan Whitney
DP/EP CRX w/poor mans abs - no vacuum booster!
GS Talon awd - locks all 4 wheels on comand!
At 10:55 AM 6/3/99 -0500, Jamie Sculerati wrote:
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Justin Hughes <ka1ult@channel1.com>
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>>Sometimes you may want to induce a 4-wheel drift, and
>>particularly on FWD cars it's tough to break the back loose without
>stomping
>>on the brakes hard enough to loosen the back a bit. It's a trade-off,
>>really - neither one is better all the time. And the Vette's ABS is a very
>>different system from an Escort GT. YMMV - try it both ways and go with
>>what works for your car and your driving style.
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>I can't think of a situation where I'd approach lockup (and thus engage the
>ABS) in anything other than hard, straight-line braking. If you lock up the
>wheels on any car I can think while trying induce a drift, you're in for a
>quck trip to the weeds, or worse, a view of the world upside-down.
>Certainly none of the FWD cars I've competed in needed more than a kiss on
>the brake pedal (and often not that) to get the rear end to rotate --
>trailing throttle oversteer is much easier to induce with FWD than often
>assumed. As painful experience has taught me.... :)
>
>Jamie
>'92 Prelude Si
>Speed Demon Racing
>http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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