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SoyKraut · 2013-03-16, 02:45 PM

Alright, so for insurance purposes....my ABS is fully functional. Good call Scott.

Moving on, so if I am looking to update my ABS system with a system from a newer model year I'm ASSuming that what I would need to do is replace the ABS control module and hydraulic control unit. This might pose a problem since the 02/03 WRX's are a 3 channel system. Are the newer WRX ABS systems still 3 channel? Or have they gone to a 4 channel system similar to the STI?

Maybe I will wire up a switch so that I can disable the ABS system when not driving on public roads. But I could definitely see an insurance company giving me a hard time for that as well.

Perhaps for now I will just do like Scott did and deal with it on the street. But I'll definitely be pulling the fuse for track and autocross events. Getting wider and sticker tires will help to keep me out of ABS anyway so that will be my temporary fix. No wonder Cory told me that he never has a problem staying out of ABS in his car!

2013-03-16, 02:45 PM	#4
SoyKraut EJ18 Real Name: Ahren Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 66 Car: 2022 SaniHut Ass Adventurer Class: Lower Middle Class SubUWU?	Alright, so for insurance purposes....my ABS is fully functional. Good call Scott. Moving on, so if I am looking to update my ABS system with a system from a newer model year I'm ASSuming that what I would need to do is replace the ABS control module and hydraulic control unit. This might pose a problem since the 02/03 WRX's are a 3 channel system. Are the newer WRX ABS systems still 3 channel? Or have they gone to a 4 channel system similar to the STI? Maybe I will wire up a switch so that I can disable the ABS system when not driving on public roads. But I could definitely see an insurance company giving me a hard time for that as well. Perhaps for now I will just do like Scott did and deal with it on the street. But I'll definitely be pulling the fuse for track and autocross events. Getting wider and sticker tires will help to keep me out of ABS anyway so that will be my temporary fix. No wonder Cory told me that he never has a problem staying out of ABS in his car!