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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:52 pm 
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Hi all
What a cool web site
I was wondering if any body has fitted abs to there falcons and what parts they used any help would be appreciated.

ps I own a wrecking yard and have a fair bit of ford stuff to work with so any other mods which can be done to a xg please let me know
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:38 pm 
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my advice is you don't want abs. learn how brake properly
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:26 pm 
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yep what he said. im thinking it would be easier to buy a car with ABS standard if u really want it

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:15 pm 
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Don't knock him just for trying something different...

Give it a go, why not. Are XG and ED rotors interchangable? If you can fit the rotors you'll need to mount the sensors somehow. The rest of the system should be easy enough to figure out.

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:21 pm 
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Do the XH utes have ABS ?

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:24 pm 
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Hi all
I would like a ute with abs but this one was going very cheap like under $500 running so i thought what the hell mod this one instead also the deciding factor was today when i bought a ed for $50 with abs .
Mr Tickford-6 how do you know that don't know how to brake properly?
you don't even know me .
I don't mean to piss anybody off just thought we all share a common and cool interest so we could learn from each other and help each other out
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:24 pm 
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i wasn't having a go at you..

i just don't like ABS. my car has it and it really pisses me off.

I don't trust any thing that takes control of the car away from me.
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:26 pm 
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well trust me abs will stop so much quicker than u could get it to when having to stop quickly.

abs is a great invetion.
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:33 pm 
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been throught this befor

i can stop my mums EB gli no ABS
in less distance then my ABS can stop my EF XR6

both cars have 225 wide rubber.

but if you like it go for it.

you need wheel speed sensors the ABS pump and ABS brake lines the controll module for the ABS and brake rotors with tone wheels on them.
you'll need to some how mount the sensors at the correct distance from the tone wheel or it won't 'properly' .

basicly if you have a donor car it should have all theparts you need.
But remeber if you fit ABS to car modle that never had ABS as an optoin you will need to get an engineers report and mod plate for the car
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:14 pm 
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Hi all
I like abs because it is a electronic option and I love electronics :, Im a bit bias because my other ride (suppercharged soarer) and my girl frends ride (ba xr6 ) both have abs and my work ute xf turbo dosent so I have to remember no brake late and turn in work ute or slide .
Its all good Tickford-6 I didnt know if you were having a go at me or what .
If you guys want I will do a tech article when I finish the brake conversion
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:44 pm 
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Waggin wrote:
Do the XH utes have ABS ?

Yes, you can use XH rear rotors on an XG to get the tone wheels, but the fronts on an XH are the same as EB/D/F/L.

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:46 pm 
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tickford_6 wrote:
i wasn't having a go at you..

i just don't like ABS. my car has it and it really pisses me off.

I don't trust any thing that takes control of the car away from me.


Pull the fuse, your brakes will work fine without it.


I bet, in a controlled situation when my full attention is on braking, I could whip the ABS's a*** too, but in a panic stop on a wet road, caught by surprise... give me my ABS.

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:59 pm 
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fairmont1998 wrote:
tickford_6 wrote:
i wasn't having a go at you..

i just don't like ABS. my car has it and it really pisses me off.

I don't trust any thing that takes control of the car away from me.


Pull the fuse, your brakes will work fine without it.


I bet, in a controlled situation when my full attention is on braking, I could whip the ABS's a*** too, but in a panic stop on a wet road, caught by surprise... give me my ABS.



currently is missing one wheel speed sensor. cos it stoped working.

i'm not going to get into a big argument over the worth of abs again.
there was about 5 pages of it in FM one.
but my opinion is just that, mine.

if you don't agree with it fine.
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:07 pm 
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tickford_6 wrote:
I don't trust any thing that takes control of the car away from me.


Lol, must be annoying driving an EF then!!!!

Back on topic.

Theortetically all you'd need is the ABS module/computer, sensors, and appropriate rotors. Spose there's the light and diagnostic connector to wire aup as well.

Does ABS computer like to 'talk' with BEM etc?

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:39 pm 
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4.9 EF Futura wrote:
tickford_6 wrote:
I don't trust any thing that takes control of the car away from me.


Lol, must be annoying driving an EF then!!!!

Back on topic.

Theortetically all you'd need is the ABS module/computer, sensors, and appropriate rotors. Spose there's the light and diagnostic connector to wire aup as well.

Does ABS computer like to 'talk' with BEM etc?



hence my XR6 is not a standard car
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