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Old 09-26-2004, 05:11 PM
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Re: '93 Jimmy 4x4,4.3,W:Disable ABS?

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Originally Posted by pegreenb
Is there a way to Disable ABS and have "normal" brakes. Can I just pull the fuse? any ideas?

thanx
Here is a something you might find useful. When I bought my '93 Jimmy, I test drove it and the ABS worked. Then when I picked it up and was driving around I had to stop suddenly and the brakes locked. I didn't really care since I never had ABS in any other vehicle I owned.

However here is the interesting part. When I had to replace the rotors some time later, I noticed something. When the dealer saftied my truck they didn't replace them with the "Spec" rotor, which is about $80 CDN, they replaced them with a $20 rotor of the same size. The Rotor that makes the ABS work (which I now have ABS) has what looks like a gear (Teeth) on the inside of the rotor hub. The sensor I guess reads how fast/slow the gears go by and enable the ABS.

So get a set of rotors that are the same size and thickness that do not have the "gear" on the inner hub and you should now have no ABS.

Hope this helps or sparks some replies.

Hearts88
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