SL/R230: turn off ABS to prevent wear and tear on struts?
11-27-2009, 10:24 PM
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11-27-2009, 10:47 PM
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As Lil Wayne said " If you ain't payin you shudn't be playin" I am sayin.
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We all have an idea of how ABS brakes work, or can just google it. Using ABS will it cause more wear and tear on your front struts?
Remember with ABS the brakes it prevents your wheel from locking up this way you can respond on time and steer out of the way, or if you are going to fast before you turn the ABS will prevent your wheel from locking this way you can make the turn while you are on your brakes.
I also learned from here (http://www.mucda.mb.ca/aboutabs.htm) that your ABS can function unexpectedly on gravel, sand, ice, snow, mud, railway tracks, potholes, manhole covers, and even road markings when it is raining.
So if your ABS functions unexpectedly this might cause your struts to compensate which will lead to more wear and tear? If yes, then by turning of ABS it should help protect the life of your struts?
Safety wise, you can always pump your brakes to mimic ABS, this way you only use ABS when its really needed. Cars were on the road long before ABS was invented, so its not like you need it.
what do you guys think?
Remember with ABS the brakes it prevents your wheel from locking up this way you can respond on time and steer out of the way, or if you are going to fast before you turn the ABS will prevent your wheel from locking this way you can make the turn while you are on your brakes.
I also learned from here (http://www.mucda.mb.ca/aboutabs.htm) that your ABS can function unexpectedly on gravel, sand, ice, snow, mud, railway tracks, potholes, manhole covers, and even road markings when it is raining.
So if your ABS functions unexpectedly this might cause your struts to compensate which will lead to more wear and tear? If yes, then by turning of ABS it should help protect the life of your struts?
Safety wise, you can always pump your brakes to mimic ABS, this way you only use ABS when its really needed. Cars were on the road long before ABS was invented, so its not like you need it.
what do you guys think?
11-28-2009, 11:55 AM
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The struts are not going to "compensate" or function differently in any other manner, so there is no increased wear on them and no disadvantage to having ABS in this respect. But it's a moot point, because ABS is integrated into the R230's electronic brakes which makes it essentially impossible to disable.
11-29-2009, 02:40 AM
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