Had it with the ABS.

[turbocharged798]

Might be time to resign the ABS module to the trash and make up some brake pipes. ABS is nice, but not necessary.

Yes it is because these cars have no perportioning valve so the rear wheels will lock up in a panic stop. If you can add a valve somewhere then an ABS delete could be a option...

 

[Zak99b5]

MkIIIs had the portioning valve. And probably other markets than NA got MkIVs without abs, so Id think it would be possible to add one. Getting it adjusted correctly might be a little tricky, though.

 

[ts888]

Yes it is because these cars have no perportioning valve so the rear wheels will lock up in a panic stop. If you can add a valve somewhere then an ABS delete could be a option...

Ideally you want a residual pressure valve and a proportioning valve, both of which are widely available. I do disk brake conversions on vintage cars regularly, setting up brake bias is a critical part of delivering a safe car.

 

[ts888]

This one was a $250 parts car that ended up as a DD for a few years, but it has 400k more than our latest addition so will probably become the parts car again.

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• ts888
• Mar 9, 2024

 

[tgray]

Just know if you disable the ABS these cars have no proportional valve. This valve (on pre ABS VWs) sends the correct pressure to the rear and and front end of the car that need different pressures when stopping hard. Yes the car will stop and I have drove them that way but in the slippery conditions it may spin out in a hard brake.

 

[sisyphus]

I'm not averse to ditching the ABS but it sounds pretty complicated to get rid of. I'm also not sure of what proportioning valve to use or how to set it up.