iam_immigrant

okay i dont know shyat about cars and this might be a stupid question, but here goes....

is it possible to convert a non-ABS to ABS??

thx in advance

bbarbulo

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Yeah, at a great expense. Not much is needed, but the parts are $$$. Why do you want ABS?

AzimuthX

Why waste $ on ABS, convert to 4 disc brakes instead

ABS only came on a few times during the first snowstorm.

bbarbulo

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Well, IMO good tires are worth more than any ABS system you can imagine. Invest that money in some steelies and some Bridgestone Blizzaks.

imported_SumAzunGuy

how are pirellis i need snow tires

imported_ryanhook

Screw wasting money on ABS and spend a day at Skid Control School. You won't have as much need for ABS after that.

bbarbulo

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ryanhook, skid control is easy....just wipe good each time and there will be no skid marks in the tightey whiteys Seriously, nothing like a winter beater to practice car control with....learn weight transfer and you will learn car control. But sometimes even that fails....I have excellent, or at least very good skid control skills after 4-5 years of drifting, but I still eat a curb every once in a while in my beaters. Like last snowfall, it was so slick out, I had a nice 4 wheel drift going, and I was gassing it to pull the front wheels out and put weight in the back, but there was just no grip in my Motomasters....ate the curb. These things happen. However, ABS would not have helped in this situation either.

SumAzunGuy, depends on what model Pirelli. Basically, look for a snow tire that has little tiny cuts in the tread (grips ice nicely) and small blocks of tread that are very very deep. Also get tires that are 10mm narrower than stock, so 175/70/14 for a Civic. If you ever watch winter rallying, you see they run skinny *** tires. It looks funny, but the shiat works.

iam_immigrant

thx for the advice but it aint for me its for a friend and his mom wants it on the car...and aint no way is she gonna learn skid control...women



so i'll let him know that its just too bling bling...

thx