Re: Milano Verde ABS brake opinion

["Jim Steck" <4sfed@xxxxxxxxx>]

Under some winter conditions, the Milano ABS will greatly extend your stopping
distance.  On loose surfaces, locked wheels produce the shortest stopping
distance because the snow (or gravel) builds up in front of the wheels.  The
Milano ABS works great in the summer, wet or dry, but I don't use it in snow.

Regards,
Jim Steck

> --------------------------- original message -------------------------
> I have an '88 Milano Verde being prepared to be a frequent driver
> (especially in winter) and a track car.  Someone suggested that since the
> brakes are being redone, I should pull out the ABS brakes and just put in a
> booster and master cylinder to get non-ABS but much more reliable
> brakes.  Any opinions?  Do those of you who use these on the track have
> problems with the ABS?  Is is so much trouble that it's worth
> swapping?  Non-ABS will certainly be a cheaper solution, but I admit I have
> gotten used to ABS in my other car at the end of the long straight on our
> local track.  Yeah, I know - I should just learn to drive ...

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