How firm is yours....

Correct … Just remove the fuse …
Only (ECU) side effect seems to be a slight tendancy to stall when coming to a stop at idle (traffic lights etc.) I just blip the throttle to eliminate this…
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Sorry … just forgot …
Traction control is disabled also … But then I always switch mine off anyway…

Thanks i’ll try that, no traction control as it’s an 04

Mike

Not what I would suggest as good practice tbh, apart from it being an immediate MOT failure (and probably would render your insurance invalid if you had an accident and they find the fuse has been pulled) it will also have a nasty tendancy to lock the front wheels up on you very easily as you just dont have the same control as you would a non-servo’d set up… As I said before the braking system really doesnt work very well with it off (believe me Ive tried it), you may not be able to feel it working but I can assure you it is…

Thanks for the info guys, sounds like i could be opening a can of worms.
Think i will leave it be for now, the only reason i wanted it off is for track days so having a switch would be nice but if having it turned off makes them feel worse then there is no gain.

I have also considered fitting a switch so I can use the ABS easily on the road (wet)… One of the few times when it actually is useful (to me anyhow) … Each to his own.

I would think a bias valve for the track might be useful if locking were an issue… Mine seems to lock fronts first which is good , but maybe a tad more rear could be beneficial…
I think ABS could be relied upon by manufacturers too much and let their engineers off lightly when it comes to balancing Front/Rear bias…

I can’t see that having a servo makes ABS neccessary at all :confused:
Servo’s have been around a lot longer than ABS has …


As I said tho … Each to his own … what’s right for one may be horrible for another

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Its actually quite suprising how much rear bias you can run on a Lotus. The standard super safe factory settings don’t have much rear bias.

I wearout rear pads as the same rate as I wear out fronts.

Plus in the wet, you want more rear bias anyway.