XJ ABS, does yours suck too?
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Re: XJ ABS, does yours suck too?
the pinion factor has to be changed for the bigger tires and a sensor is
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
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Re: XJ ABS, does yours suck too?
the pinion factor has to be changed for the bigger tires and a sensor is
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
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Posts: n/a
Re: XJ ABS, does yours suck too?
the pinion factor has to be changed for the bigger tires and a sensor is
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
acting up
probably rust on a tone wheel sending bad info to the puter
matt borland wrote:
> I have an '01 Cherokee and the ABS is simply awful. I've never
> been a fan of ABS anyway, which is why I used to drive old Audis
> with ABS that could be turned off by a dashboard switch. I've found
> that my ABS kicks in fairly often in the wet, on gravel, even on dry
> pavement in somewhat quick (not panic) stops.
>
> It did this with the 225/75R15s that came on it, and is just as bad
> with the 30X9.50R15s that are on it now. I wondered if the 30s
> (actually 29.1s) would make it worse but it's just the same, which
> means still shitty, but not more so.
>
> Is this a case of "they all do that" or is mine particularly lame?
>
> The '89 I had before had somewhat weak brakes but I had
> more confidence in those than I do in my newer model.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> -Matt- "..."
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