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Todays mod - push button ABS

Old Sep 15, 2009
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most of the other trucks/cars offer a ABS turn off switch factory...
No they don't. I think you mean traction control.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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my grandfathers buick has BOTH ABS + Traction on/off switches, lol...

let me rephrase that most of your nicer cars trucks offer it...
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Nice write up! I'll be doin this before winter so I can hit the snowy trails and feel better about ACTUALLY stopping!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Originally Posted by GrafixGuy
my grandfathers buick has BOTH ABS + Traction on/off switches, lol...

let me rephrase that most of your nicer cars trucks offer it...
Hmmm. There isn't any cars that I know of that offer than since its a safety feature. Kind of like they didn't offer an air bag off switch unless you have a truck and the purpose of that is in case you have a car seat in the front. Maybe that car had it but no modern car has a switch to turn the ABS off.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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cool find man, I cannot tell what color combo is tht wire, blue/pink?
yes blue with a pink tracer
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Time to get out the ole manual and see which fuse mine is...
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Can on do this on my bimmer? Lol
99 Jeep factory with no abs ftw!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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haha so you went with my idea but imo i wish i had that switch rather than my toggle looks real nice man!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Originally Posted by 08XLT4x4
This is gonna get done this weekend! If i can figure out the wire in my 2008... I had a little "oppertunity" with my ABS last weekend. scared the **** outta me lol
#14 fuse the blue and pink wire.... all the trucks +98 that come with abs are the same (#14 bl/pk)
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Originally Posted by HillPrideRanger
haha so you went with my idea but imo i wish i had that switch rather than my toggle looks real nice man!
yeah thanks man!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2009
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Sorry eric im going to ***** your thread because if i post 2 more after this im beating jim already! haha.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009
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Except I use the forum for ideas and information not just to outpost other people haha

Definitely doing this mod next time I am home from school!
 

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Old Oct 15, 2009
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Great mod, nice write up too. just throwing it out there that when the abs is off it kills the speedometer and if it's off too long you will get a CEL for "vehicle speed sensor circuit." But a am looking forward to being able stop in the snow this winter.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009
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Originally Posted by lstc4.0L
Great mod, nice write up too. just throwing it out there that when the abs is off it kills the speedometer and if it's off too long you will get a CEL for "vehicle speed sensor circuit." But a am looking forward to being able stop in the snow this winter.

Yup that happens, but then after i turn it back on the cel will go away.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2009
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speedometers on these trucks are off of wheel speed, not driveshaft speed? so this means that you can change the rear diff, without having to change the spedo gear (like my mustang)?
 
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I'm going to need to do this also. Where did you get that button switch? and why do you need to know what fuse it is? I thought the bl/pk wire is all you needed to worry about.
 
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Originally Posted by --weezl--
speedometers on these trucks are off of wheel speed, not driveshaft speed? so this means that you can change the rear diff, without having to change the spedo gear (like my mustang)?
01 and up trucks read driveshaft speed at the tranny for the 2wd trucks or with an oss sensor in the extension housing on 4wd trucks.. 98(i think) to 00 used the rear abs sensor.
 
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^ the switch i used was actually from a fog light kit my dad bought for our jeep, but we used an exhisting switch in the jeep. so i just had it around. any switch will work it doesnt have to light up like mine, allthough it is cool.
 
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Originally Posted by whippersnapper02
01 and up trucks read driveshaft speed at the tranny for the 2wd trucks or with an oss sensor in the extension housing on 4wd trucks.. 98(i think) to 00 used the rear abs sensor.
my 99 had a speed sensor in the rear diff until i swapped axles from an older truck, the speedo still worked. 98-00i be;ieve can from the t-case? But I know it wasnt the rear.
 
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Originally Posted by 4x4RangerOffroad
my 99 had a speed sensor in the rear diff until i swapped axles from an older truck, the speedo still worked. 98-00i be;ieve can from the t-case? But I know it wasnt the rear.
Should still read from the rear.

Quoted from another thread. Bob knows these trucks inside out.

Originally Posted by rwenzing
98~2000 Rangers use the rear axle ABS sensor for the vehicle speed signal.

2001+ get the raw VSS from the Output Shaft Speed sensor on the transmission.
 
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