Re: IML: Imperial ABS?

["Frank Winnips" <frank@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 1971 Imperial was the first ever production vehicle with optional 
4-wheel ABS called 'sure brake'. The system was continued through '72 & '73,
You can read all about it at our own website: 
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1972/72Features/Page33.htm
Very few Imperials were ordered with this option, so finding a complete and 
working system might be a major challenge!

Frank,
'72 coupe (sure brake)
New Zealand




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Boyko" <pop_a_top@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: 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>
> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: IML: Imperial ABS?
> > 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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