Low Trac Light WTF

[SlyStoner421]

every once and awhile the light will blink shortly after my ABS INOP light comes on and my abs no longer works. any idea's to what would cause this? I'm not a big fan of abs but there are times when i want it lol

[TSTONE]

the two are linked - probably a bad wheel hub speed sensor or sensor pigtail

[Transamsfast]

get rid of that abs and trac control. only works efficent if your a sucky driver or drive in rain or snow i just took the ABS relay out under the dash. the way it is...will cause you an accident. atleast do that untill you get it fixed.. i know mine isnt going back in

[DanO]

I wouldnt reccomend taking off ABS

unless you are micheal schumacher, you (and I) cannot consistently outbrake an ABS system.. and its even worse in a panic situation

Viper guys used to claim they were better and did not need ABS.. then ABS was put on.. and the braking distances dropped..

Threshold braking is a skill and is usually mastered on a racecource.. but you can test your abililty yourself if you like.

Go find a country road and experiment...

[Transamsfast]

i like it a lot more...my brakes never make the tires skid and they are new brakes and tires. i can actulaly stop when i want to i have almost got in 2 bad accients with it going out and having no brakes

[GETGONE]

I didn't like ABS when it first came out either. Then I nearly hit 2 different idiots that pulled out in front of me. If it hadn't been for ABS I would have locked them up and nailed them. That sold me on it. In the snow though sometimes it is more of a pain than it's worth when it starts going off and you just keep sliding. The low trac light will come on if you're stopping and it starts to slide. Actually on my SS when I'm on the highway and drop it down to 3rd when doing 80 and stomp on it the low trac light will come on when the tires chirp.

[SlyStoner421]

yeah well looks like my abs isnt working even before the abs inop light comes on, and yes im driving this in snow unfortantely.

[JoeliusZ28]

I wouldnt reccomend taking off ABS

unless you are micheal schumacher, you (and I) cannot consistently outbrake an ABS system.. and its even worse in a panic situation

Viper guys used to claim they were better and did not need ABS.. then ABS was put on.. and the braking distances dropped..

Threshold braking is a skill and is usually mastered on a racecource.. but you can test your abililty yourself if you like.

Go find a country road and experiment...

unfortunately ABS on early OBDII GM REALLY SUCKED. I yanked the fuse from my 98 Z71 after it nearly caused me to hit an apartment building. literally. I was driving down an apartment driveway towards a T-innersection (on ice) and my truck just decided that it didnt want me to stop. after literaly 3 seconds of not being able to push the brake and panicking, i stabbed the e-brake and threw the truck in park simaultaneously. The truck stopped within 6 feet, but ABS couldnt slow it down with the front wheels in 20 feet.

the ABS on my 95 Camaro works GREAT. but anything from about 96-99ish... really sucked. I dont consider myself a michael schumacher, but i know i can stop better without ABS if i managed to do it with my rear wheels only

[DanO]

unfortunately ABS on early OBDII GM REALLY SUCKED. I yanked the fuse from my 98 Z71 after it nearly caused me to hit an apartment building. literally. I was driving down an apartment driveway towards a T-innersection (on ice) and my truck just decided that it didnt want me to stop. after literaly 3 seconds of not being able to push the brake and panicking, i stabbed the e-brake and threw the truck in park simaultaneously. The truck stopped within 6 feet, but ABS couldnt slow it down with the front wheels in 20 feet.

the ABS on my 95 Camaro works GREAT. but anything from about 96-99ish... really sucked. I dont consider myself a michael schumacher, but i know i can stop better without ABS if i managed to do it with my rear wheels only

ok well thats the exception for early ABS systems..

but ABS systems today are much better and will definately allow you to brake better.

[JoeliusZ28]

yea indeed, i wouldnt take it off anything new.

I just dont understand why the ABS on my 95 camaro can be so awesome, yet the system on my newer truck sucks so bad. they really downgraded for a while there.