RE: IML: Imperial ABS?
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RE: IML: Imperial ABS?



I'm pretty sure some early 70s Imperials came with some kind of anti-skid brakes. It had a computer controller and some different pieces, I have a Popular Mechanics article about it from the early 70s. I would imagine if you could find one of those setups it would be alot easier to make it work on a 68 Imperial than one from a 90s truck.


From: "Klebert L. Hall" <swampyankee@xxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:24:22 -0400

From: Crestonave@xxxxxxx
Subject: IML: Drums to Discs

This leads me to an question which I've been curious about for several days
since I had to "stand on" the brakes on my 1968 Imp this past Sunday: can
anti-lock braking be added, and is it necessary that all four wheels have discs
in order for anti-locking to work?

Wow, that would be an ambitious project, indeed. Hydraulic pumps, sensors, plumbing, a computer to run it... I'm not going to say it's impossible, just incredibly dificult. I don't think there are any kits, a lot would probably have to be fabricated.

You could probably get away with just doing the fronts, considering the wheelbase of an Imperial. Pickup trucks often only have rear ABS, since the poor weight distribution of an empty pickup often causes the rear wheels to lock way before the fronts.
   -Kle.
   '69 Crown 4DHT




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