How to bypass ABS?

[Stratokat]

How do you go about doing that?

[kevinphan]

Don't quote me on this, but non ABS engine bay lines, non ABS BMC and brake booster?

[Dittoz7]

Umm...

Why?

[heartofaskyline]

pull the fuse?

[i240sx]

i didn't know you can bypass ABS...

[Stratokat]

well its in a 13 chassis that were dropping an SR into, and i'd just rather not have it. is there a fuse, i didnt take the time to look. but it'd be nice to completely remove it, all of it, you know?

[Stratokat]

Don't quote me on this, but non ABS engine bay lines, non ABS BMC and brake booster?

wait... what?

[i240sx]

can't you just replace the abs system with non abs...

[kevinphan]

wait... what?

You get the hardlines that comes out from the brake master cylinder that are non ABS and this bypasses the ABS block so your lines run from BMC straight into the front wheels then one goes to the rear. Pretty simple, you would still need to buy ABS rotors and what not.

[livinglegend2100]

are you trying to eliminate the system? or just disable your abs? because im pretty sure (correct me if im wrong) you can just pull the anti-skid relays from the relay boxes in the engine bay

[Stratokat]

are you trying to eliminate the system? or just disable your abs? because im pretty sure (correct me if im wrong) you can just pull the anti-skid relays from the relay boxes in the engine bay

Thats what we were planning on doing, it seems logical right? but having that huge ugly gizmo onder the hoof with like 4 lines going to it clutters up the engine bay. bleh, what evs, dismissal of the relay it is! who agrees?

[livinglegend2100]

go for it. thats all i did. i hate the spider web of abs as much as the next guy but until the motor comes out... its way to much work. no anti-skid relays FTW

[kevinphan]

It honestly isn't that much work, unbolt the ABS BMC, bolt in the non ABS and swap the lines, its a total of 3 lines you need to make it non ABS and this removes the ABS block.

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see how hard that is at all haha and I'm in the middle of doing mine.

[sldewyz]

remove the abs block, idk that u need to remove the bmc i think u can just plug one of the holes, if u have to do anything at all. buy non abs spindles? or where ever the abs sensor in the wheel well is. that should be it if im remembering right. . u might have to make your own brake lines becuse youll go straight from the bmc to the calipers not from the abs block

[240TT]

why would you want to remove your abs. i dont know about you but i would rather be able to stop safely.

[Stripes]

Hey man, you should check out my build thread. I removed all of my ABS components when I did my swap. You need a non ABS master cylinder (since the ABS one only has 2 lines coming out and the non ABS has 3) and new lines. I really don't think having ABS rotors will matter or not since I have non ABS drilled and slotted rotors which were not for an ABS application and they work perfectly fine.Overall, its really not that hard to do. The hardest part is probably trying to reach up under the dash to get the BMC out.

[clss240]

i too just removed the abs unit.

you need a non abs unit master cylinderand the engine bay brake lines from a non abs car 1 goes from mc to rear brakes but it tees off down near the firewall on the passenger side. and the othger 2 go to fr and fl calipers. also i dont know why you would need to be under the dash to remove the bmc? theres just 2 nuts that hold it to the booster. and you do not need a new booster the abs booster works perfect.

[FactNotOpinion]

The answer to this is amazingly simple! Some of the answers make me laugh! lol. All you need to do is remove the ABS fuse from the fuse box, simple as that! I did this on my Nissan just a couple of months back and tested the brakes after and it did the job fine!

The only issue i had was that the ABS light permanently comes up on the dash board which LUDICROUSLY constitutes an MOT failure!!! - Or so i was told by an official MOT testing mechanic. No worry though as you simply need put the fuse back in before you take the car for it's MOT, then just take it out again after! lol. Then your safe in the knowledge that you can stop quickly when you need to without nanny state, dumbo technology restricting your ability to brake quickly!

The thing about ABS is that for ur average idiot driver/average joe/member of the cattle, ABS is actually safer for them as they lack the knowledge of how to stop effectively and quickly in an emergency whilst avoiding obstacles at the same time. It basically allows them to slam the brakes on full and keep their foot down, yet still have the ability to steer to avoid obstacles. However, the cost of this is that the stopping distance in a straight line when theres nothing to avoid or nowhere to steer to, to avoid a collision, is significantly increased! However, for any good driver who knows how to brake safely in an emergency and avoid obstacles if neccessary, they are safer without ABS. You simply need to stamp on the brakes repeatedly, rather than just one almighty stamp, lifting off at the appropriate moment to allow steering if neccessary. It's not rocket science, yet seems beyond the understanding if a stupid, average member of the public.

I had thought this myself for sometime, and after doing research online a couple of months back this was confirmed to me. The irony is in finding this post now, i was actually searching the web for a method/peice of software for blocking cpu theiving banner adverts! lol. So you can imagine the irony value of finding this thread on the 1st page! .

Anyway hope to have been of help, and remember don't listen to everything the evil Goverment try and brainwash you with!

[kevinphan]

HUGE WALL OF TEXT

Sure that is the easiest way but your bay is still clutter with extra lines and the huge ABS block that sits near the passenger strut tower. I would rather eliminate that, but that's just me.

[Conquerer]

The only issue i had was that the ABS light permanently comes up on the dash board which LUDICROUSLY constitutes an MOT failure!!! - Or so i was told by an official MOT testing mechanic.

I had my ABS light on when I got my car emissions and safety tested and it was never a problem. I found out before the etest that it was just a rear diff sensor that was dysfunctional and the ABS was fine, so I wasn't worrying about it anyway, but a bunch of things had to be fixed and this was not one of them. The light is still on in my car.

[Stripes]

The answer to this is amazingly simple! Some of the answers make me laugh! lol. All you need to do is remove the ABS fuse from the fuse box, simple as that! I did this on my Nissan just a couple of months back and tested the brakes after and it did the job fine!

The only issue i had was that the ABS light permanently comes up on the dash board which LUDICROUSLY constitutes an MOT failure!!! - Or so i was Bla bla bla bla bla

Wow, seriously? Obviously we were trying to help him on removing the entire system, not disabling it.

[WestTxSR20Tuner]

I would would also like a mor edetailed explaination on removing it not disabling ABS. I am trying to lighten up my ride. there is 5 or 6 metal lines that go into that big ABS box. How do you do away with that?

[clss240]

theres 2 l;ines fromt eh master cylinder to the abs module, then 3 lines out 1 for the back brakes which splits at the bottom of the firewall into 2 lines, and 1 per side for the front brakes just disconnect them at the abs moduel, proceed to remove, get the lines and master cylinder from a non abs car, re-install good to go. also you do need the 3 lines from a non abs car. 1 for the front right from master, front left from master, and the one to the splitter for the back brakes from the master

[kevinphan]

I swear to god some people are morons, it has been explain a couple of times in this thread.

You replace your ABS BMC and swap it with a non-ABS BMC and get the non-ABS lines and you're good to go. Is it really that hard to understand?

[WestTxSR20Tuner]

Thanks for the explanation.