does a second gen rx7 have anti lock brakes?

 

I'd surmise it's model dependant. I know my TII does.

Steve

 

does a 88 turboII have antilock brakes?

 

ABS was optional on Zenki turbos.&nbsp I believe they were standard on Kouki turbos?&nbsp It is very easy to check - look for the big "thing" right above the pre-cat/downpipe.


-Ted

 

my Zenki had it and I removed it and converted the car to standard breaks
my abs unit was leaking the valdez.

 

I love my ABS unit...it doesn't work properly some times, and the car sometimes pulls to the left or right...but if the fluid is good and topped off...the ABS works like a charm, perfect braking, ABS allows me to stop just by stomping on the brakes in rain. I love it.

Sure beats those Ice Racer 1st gens from this winter without ABS (although locking up the brakes and sliding was fun too)

 

How can you love an ABS unit that doesn't work properly sometimes?????????????????



PaulC

 

Because it works more often than the bass on my front speakers....

LoL...gotta love these damn cars.

 

i got a 87 T2 with ABS and my ABS unit leaks so i am going to put standars i dont think ther is no kit to repair this and is cost$$$$$$$$$$$ to much to get a new unit

 

Prax, the bass dosn't work on your speakerS? Does by any chance only one side work?

James

 

ABS was a option on GXL and T2 from '87 on.

 

I wish, it is just the 2 fronts in the doors that don't work, I think it is not the mazda wireing fault, I think the deck is not wired properly or there is a loose connection. I'll fix it some day.

 

Close, but no cigar. For the 89+ years, it was standard on the TIIs, and came nowhere else (not even optional). AFAIK, for 87-88, it was optional on the TIIs, and came nowhere else. Short story, I've never, ever seen a GXL with ABS.

Brandon

 

arg, my ABS doesn't work anymore. I think the rear sensors might have been damaged when they were pulled off to do the rear toe bushings. I gota find a dealership with an ABS code checker to find out for sure.

 

Well mine is leaking and SUX! how hard is it to convert to standard i took out the fuse as to not have it put me into another spin! (on gravel) not fun at all! and no i do not drive it on gravel much but that was where i stored my car! Cause my brakes are anoying and unstable i took the fuse out and they work fine!

 

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Wrong!



88 GXL

PaulC

 

????

And perhaps the south got different models than the rest of the states??? ABS in CA was a rather common option on the GXL. I bet 30% that I have seen have had it.

As I recall the south got a few other different models than anywhere else in the states too ,as there have been a couple of people saying that they have yet to see a FC with 4 piston front brakes not have a LSD.

 

1) open mouth.
2) insert foot.



I guess there's a first time for everything. I do know, however, that it was standard only on the 89+ TIIs.


Brandon

 

Oh, and elimination of my ABS was one of the best mods I ever did. I replaced the brake booster with an N/A unit (better brake feel, since it's slightly smaller), the BMC with a non-ABS unit, and cannibalized the front hard lines from same. The rear line can be gently bent into shape to fit the non-ABS BMC.

It was cake, and took about 3 hrs, but I'd NEVER done brake work before, and I ended up replacing the rear line anyway (don't ask, and don't follow suit )

Brandon

 

my '88 AE has it, if that helps any

I dunno if it works yet though, fastest I've had it going is 0MPH.

 

hahahaha

It happens enough to me that I try to be gentle when I get to do it to someone else..

PaulC

 

Mine leaks like a bitch and makes it harder to yank the turbo off.

I have all the parts to swap it over (even the warning light cluster with no ABS light), but haven't done it yet.

 

You're kidding, right?

If I had a reliable, working ABS, I'd be a fool to remove it. Do you know how to threshold brake? Are you so good that you can feel a wheel locking up and modulate the brake pedal to get it back? If you can, I'm really impressed, but I doubt it.

PaulC

 

You mean everyone can't threshold brake?