[Shop-talk] ABS ( was Re: Craftsman impact set and Suburban issues )

[David Hillman]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Mark Andy wrote:
> I find ABS to be the most helpful when I'm entering a corner trailbraking,
> and I want the outside front wheel to be braking at max capacity rather
> than the inside front wheel.

    I hear that from people often, but IMO that's ABS allowing you to make 
a mistake.  If you (general) are max-braking that far into a corner, I'm 
passing you on the way out, 'cause I've been off the brakes and on the 
throttle since right after turning-in.

    There are some scenarios ( usually poorly-setup front-diggers ) that 
encourage hanging onto the brakes after turn-in to unweight the rear and 
slide it around, but the max-braking through the first-half of the corner 
like you're talking about is going to be slow.

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  David Hillman