[Spridgets] Please define idiot...

Larry Macy lmacy at phillymgclub.com
Mon Dec 31 05:11:21 MST 2007


I should clarify that. I could get it to slide with the right pedal,  
not the center one.

Larry

On Dec 31, 2007, at 6:57 AM, Larry Macy wrote:

> My 2WD 2003 Dodge Dakota had ABS, but only on the rear. Could not get
> the damn thing to slide sideways fur nuttin' Well, except on ice ;-)
>
> Also had a limited slip. Both were std in 2 WD, but not the 4WD  
> models.
>
> Larry
>
> On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Jim Juhas wrote:
>
>> Instead of spending money on the optional ABS over the past several
>> years, I instead was treated to driving school w/ Skip Barber at
>> LRP.  But I knew the day would come when tech would catch up to me.
>> My new F250 has ABS.  I think it's standard now.  No need to test it
>> yet.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From:  Larry Macy <lmacy at phillymgclub.com>
>> Subj:  Re: [Spridgets] Please define idiot...
>> Date:  Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:59 am
>> Size:  1K
>> To:  Robert Duquette <robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
>> cc:  "'Spridgets'" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>>
>> In fact, ABS equipped cars tend to have longer stopping distance on
>> dry pavement. Not sure about ice, never owned a car that had it.
>>
>> It's only function, AFAIK, is directional control and control in a
>> panic stop. It serves no other function, it certainly is not about
>> stopping shorter.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> On Dec 30, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Robert Duquette wrote:
>>
>>> Cars don't drive themselves.  I drive an older Subaru ( 2001 ) and
>>> with
>>> snows on ... it's the greatest car I've ever driven.  I'm not in the
>>> financial league to buy the latest and greatest, but to me it's
>>> great.
>>> Brake wise, I learned this fall that performance summer tires on the
>>> "slippery as" snow aren't a good thing.  My understanding is that
>>> ABS does
>>> not stop you faster, but allows you to keep some directional  
>>> control.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Lieb
>>>
>>>> ABS works on speed difference between the wheels.That's one reason
>>>> why
>>>> it doesn't go off at a dead stop. Lock 'em up at 0mph, and then
>>>> start to
>>>> slide, and it'll do you no good. But if you let go and start
>>>> rolling,
>>>> and then apply the brakes, and the wheels slip, voila, ABS!
>>>
>>> All well and good, Chris, but on ice where none of the four wheels
>>> has
>>> any traction, ABS does ABSolutely no good at all. Likewise, having a
>>> Subaru WRX STi with all the Torsens in the world does you no good
>>> when you high-center it on a snowdift, but it certainly was highly
>>> entertaining for the rest of us to watch the Polish dude try to
>>> figure
>>> out why his "invincible" car was not moving ;-)
>>> David Lieb
>>> _
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