ABS with SFA conversion?
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ABS with SFA conversion?
I just wondered if it is possable to get the ABS to work in the front axle, as I had it in my KZ's old IFS
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Re: ABS with SFA conversion?
I'm guessing you would have to build the sensors over somehow .... the front wheels are the real brake force so it would be nice to have working ABS. Surely someone, somewhere has come up with a solution .......
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Re: ABS with SFA conversion?
I'm also considering this. Does anyone have any information or diagrams explaining exactly how an ABS system works?
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Re: ABS with SFA conversion?
It can be done, you'll have to fit a rotor and pickup to the hubs.
The problem is that ABS pulses the brakeforce, ie. decreasing brakeforce to the wheel that wants to lock up, so you have to upgrade the brake-system to enable it to actually lock a wheel before you can think of decreasing brakeforce.
The problem is that ABS pulses the brakeforce, ie. decreasing brakeforce to the wheel that wants to lock up, so you have to upgrade the brake-system to enable it to actually lock a wheel before you can think of decreasing brakeforce.
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Re: ABS with SFA conversion?
Hoppy wrote:It can be done, you'll have to fit a rotor and pickup to the hubs.
The problem is that ABS pulses the brakeforce, ie. decreasing brakeforce to the wheel that wants to lock up, so you have to upgrade the brake-system to enable it to actually lock a wheel before you can think of decreasing brakeforce.
Thanks for the info. It might still be worth doing the conversion. Would IFS or Landcruiser rotors fit on the SFA hubs?
I know you also need pumps and controllers, but my main concern is to get the pickup on the wheels to work.