removing abs controller (for good) 86 5ktq

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Stephane:
Does your 86 have an ABS switch to turn the unit off? and assuming its the 
sensors fubarred..............

If it does.................I'd suggest using salvaged sensors which should be 
cheap.
Here's why:  Use as a track car: even though you can threshold brake better 
(meaning shorter stopping distance) than with ABS (engaged) doing the braking 
on the track,  if you trail brake, the benefit of having the ABS engaged could 
be that your precious track tire doesn't slide...................along locked 
up at turn in where the suspension is loaded to the point where the weight 
transfer lifts one tire.  VW / Audis and BMW's lift either the front or rear 
during aggressive cornering.

My theory along these lines is that you should be able to modulate your 
(foot) peddle pressure with the feedback from the ABS.  IF you can use the brakes 
up to threshold (NOT kicking in the ABS) then unweight a tire the ABS feedback 
should be slight enough not to affect your driving.

Sometimes, I find the feedback useful to sense track surface conditions 
before I get into trouble.  (I.E.,) slide on a slick corner, area etc.....)

Either way if there is a disable switch on the dash, you can ALWAYS shut the 
system down or pull a fuse (AFAIK)

Just food for thought.  That 86 shell is already the lightest (generally) of 
all the newer type 44 chasis..........
-Scott  miscellaneous DE track car(s) driver.
> i all.
> I parked this car last August when I bought the avant.  Now I'm going to
> race it.
> 
> Two of the abs wheel sensors have been destroyed in the course of other
> work over the past years.  I am never going to spend the $$ for abs
> sensors for this car as it will never again be a daily driver.  So I am
> thinking of just removing the abs controller to have 1 fewer potential
> problem area in future. 
> 
> Has anyone done this?  is it as straight forward as disconnecting the
> lines from the abs and splicing them with connectors?
>