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Originally Posted by Titan4x4Aggie
see, this is the miss information i was talking about. you obviously do not know how ABS works.
ABS allows the tires to maintain their maximum tractive forces (about 20% tire slip) by releasing brake pad force when the brakes lock up, an instintanious situation. ABS can pump the pedal much faster than a human, allowing the brakes to ride the lockup threshhold provide the tires with maximum traction by not locking up and slipping 100 %. maximum traction results in minimum stopping distances.
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For most of what you say I agree, but when you posted the above reply to the quote below I have to point out one thing.
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Originally Posted by Tom Roper
Personally, I don't like ABS particularly, since it sacrifices braking distance to insure you stop straight.
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ABS will in actuality cause a vehicle to stop in a greater distance on snow, and I suspect you don't have as much snow in Texas as we do up here in Upstate. In the winter I greatly prefer a vehicle without ABS so I can force the front tires to lock up. Skid release, skid release over and over and over is actually a good way to panic stop in snow.
Please know, I too like ABS and am glad it will be on the Titan, but ABS is not always best in all situations.