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Originally Posted by radioman2002
Have you fixed the ABS light yet, if not take a look at all the plugs that connect the wheel sensors the the car chassis. I know that some agencies and even dealers, remove one wire to disable the ABS. Some agencies do not want ABS, and this is how the disable it without voiding the warrantee.
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It's possible, but they generally will do that on RWD models, the police are used to using wheel lockup and spin to enhance driving (as most performance drivers are), but ABS and traction control actually get them INTO trouble, when they aren't accustomed to it. You turn a corner fast on rain and punch it, and anticipate the rear end to wag out (oversteer drift) so you put in a countersteer for a wheelspin that never comes, and the next thing you know your're hitting the telephone pole on the other side of the road. Stuff like that.
FWD is a little more (or less, depending how you look at it) suited to ABS, the effects of traction control are welcome in the same scenario, where FWD throttle understeer would cause you to plow diagonally in the same situation if wheelspin occurs, and you'd have to use the E-brake to force the rear end to swing around, "countersteer with rear" I like to call it, but outside of the driving skills of the average cop.