Does this happen to you guys?

[jimmm]

Thank you, youngblood, for making it even clearer.

[Toy1mzfe]

Dude i thought it was only me. When i hit the brakes on a foggy day over those "stop" words painted on the ground the ABS KICKS-in.

[stringbean]

it was raining the other day and i was going over a speed bump, and on the don my abs kicked in, like i felt it, no light though, idk maybe my 94 camry doesn't have a abs light but its so sensitive on wet roads, and i have good tyres in excellent condition! this year instead of mods i spent it on tyres lol

[jimmm]

it was raining the other day and i was going over a speed bump, and on the don my abs kicked in, like i felt it, no light though, idk maybe my 94 camry doesn't have a abs light but its so sensitive on wet roads, and i have good tyres in excellent condition! this year instead of mods i spent it on tyres lol

I LOVE THOSE CANADIAN "TYRES."

[stringbean]

hahah tires, ya no i bought performance tires this year, 150 a tire! and the abs is still super sensitive idk its kind of annoying! thank god i dont have traction control id kill my car if it did!

[SirThomas8]

Great advice, Jimmm.

All you have to do let off the brakes for the half-second it takes to traverse the bump/ hole. Then, continue to brake normally. This 'unloads' the front suspension and returns the nose of the car to it's normal ride height.

So I guess if you wanted to get really fancy about it you could step back on the brakes after your front tire goes over the bump to shift the weight forward again before your back tire goes over it!

it was raining the other day and i was going over a speed bump, and on the don my abs kicked in, like i felt it, no light though, idk maybe my 94 camry doesn't have a abs light but its so sensitive on wet roads, and i have good tyres in excellent condition! this year instead of mods i spent it on tyres lol

I LOVE THOSE CANADIAN "TYRES."

Haha as soon as I read "tyres" on his post the voice in my head started reading his post with a Canadian accent.

[Sol_MTL]

That's funny, "tyres" is a UK thing not canadian

[Gibson99]

back on topic - i don't think the abs in my 98 camry is over-sensitive. and i have autocrossed it a few times. the ABS only engages when i expect it to - usually because i entered a turn too fast and as a result was on the brakes too hard, too late.

the only time i can tell i have tire slip is when i'm starting to pull away from a stop and i feel the front tires slip on a painted crosswalk or just polished asphalt.

driving style has a lot to do with it, so this is a rather subjective thing. i haven't owned very many cars, but of the ones we've had that had ABS, the 2002 isuzu rodeo had some VERY touchy ABS. it came on even if only one wheel was skidding, and even then it was overly aggressive about it. making even a moderately quick stop on wet asphalt meant that the abs would kick in every time. that combined with lousy gas mileage (yes, it's an SUV but my dad's v8 sequoia got the same gas mileage as this v6 rodeo!) the constant mechanical issues (blown head gaskets, failing transmission electronics, constant fluid leaks everywhere... thank god we had an extended warranty on that thing!) we decided to sell it.

[youngblood]

Keep in mind the engineers responsible for dialing in the suspension/ road manners of the car when it's designed also calibrate the abs. They choose a setting that best compliments the STOCK wheel/ tire package(s) when used with STOCK struts and springs. For some of our more mod-happy Solaraguys with lowered suspension and low-profile tires, this COULD conceivably cause minor issues.

Que the masses with un-modded cars AND overactive ABS......

[K1llertwo]

Used to, now I fiddled with an abs wire and abs is off so im happy with no bls, but a abs light instead

[Gibson99]

Que the masses with un-modded cars AND overactive ABS......

as i said, it's a very subjective thing. personal taste. even when this 98 camry had 18x8 wheels and 235/40 tires on ground controls and tokicos, i still don't think the ABS was too sensitive. now that i'm back on stock suspension (and was even on stock 205/65/15 tires for a year), my opinion hasn't changed. but i can't state enough that it's just that - an OPINION.

[drewcrane]

I'm 56 y/o, and I've been driving a long time. When I
first learned to drive, I was told that it is better to let
a car roll slowly over a pot hole without braking rather
than holding the brake while it drops into the hole. This
allows the drop to be less tramatic to both the car and
driver. To do this effectively, however, the hole must
be anticipated and sudden braking avoided as much as
possible.

Great advice, Jimmm.

All you have to do let off the brakes for the half-second it takes to traverse the bump/ hole. Then, continue to brake normally. This 'unloads' the front suspension and returns the nose of the car to it's normal ride height. This way there is more suspension travel available to 'smooth out' the bump. Also, the weight of the car is shifted forward when you hit the brakes. This puts more demand on your springs/ struts as they slam across imperfections in the road.

More on topic-- no issues with my Gen2 abs being over sensitive.

[jimmm]

That's funny, "tyres" is a UK thing not canadian

OK, but look who said it.
Thanks for the correction nonetheless.
So what do you say in Montreal? pneus de voiture?
(tires of cars)?

[Bippusol]

my 01 se v6 does not have this problem, thank the lord, haha (=

[kenny6683]

funny you guys are talking about the ABS...i need help with this lol

i just changed my struts and springs and now abs light is on. how do i find out which one went bad on the swap?