ABS brakes how to tell if they are or not, Sourcing parts for disc conversion.. Options

[Rjb23]

I read in the how to that ABS brakes will not work for the rear disc conversion, how can you tell if a car has abs or not?

Also where is the best online junkyard to source parts for the conversion?

[jgreening]

Call a Toyota dealership and give them your VIN #. They can tell you if the car had ABS from the factory.

[turboinduction]

Real easy - Slam on your brakes

Vibrate - yes
Lock up - no

[Andason]

[shid]

Just tried this.. damn, my brakes lock, I dont have ABS


and what am I gonna do about that civic in front of me? sucks.

[jgreening]

At least it was only a civic...

This post has been edited by jgreening: Jul 7, 2004 - 12:15 PM

[Rjb23]

My car has ABS, but I'm not talking about my car. I'm talking about the donor car. In the how to it says that you can't use ABS brakes for the conversion, if you have ABS is ok to use them for the conversion or what?

[lagos]

abs has speed sensors at each of the brakes, so your abs wont work if your new brake parts were not designed those speed sensors.

[fastgt]

someone told me if you have an abs light that turns on in the dash then you have abs...but i dont know if our cars have an abs light, but i know for sure i dont have abs

[Rjb23]

So if I have abs get abs. But if I don't, don't get abs.

[macavely]

if you have this box in your engine bay you have abs..

[macavely]

and to answer the orginal question.. if you get the parts from a car that has ABS and yours doesn't.. just remover thse sensors if they are on there.. and you will be fine..

[Jeremy1210]

when I called a jukyard to get my parts, they asked if my car was abs or not. I think most places will know wether its abs or not. Its just good business to have a good list of what parts you have