guys im going to buy a new pass side spindle for my 98 i30 but im not sure whether it has abs or not...is there any way i can tell? i looked at the guage cluster when i start the car and no abs light turns on, is there a way i can look in the engine bay for the abs unit? any tips or info would be greatly appreciated..thanks

 

look at ur brake master...if there a a big module underneath it u have ABS...if u just have 4 lines comming out of it not going to a big block a.k.a the module u dont have it......or go REALLLLLLLLY fast and slam on the brakes

 

Yep, take it to 50 at hit the brake to the floor. If you don't brake hard enough, ABS won't activate. If you lock up all the way till you come to a stop then I suppose you don't have ABS or it just isn't working.

 

looks like i have abs i just looked ...

thanks for the help

 

Turn your key to ON and look for the ABS light. It only lights up for a second so look carefully.

 

Yeah I have ABS and I have an abs light that turns on when i turn the key to on. Its a red light. Otherwise the other most easiest way is to go fast and slam the brakes, more then likely the ABS will go off if u have it. If you dont be happy, i hate ABS.

 

also another way to tell, is on the rear of the front struts you will have your abs lines hooked up to a bracket on the back of the strut. If it does not have abs then you will not have a line hooked up to that bracket (assuming everyone uses the bracket...don't know why you would not)

 

It took me 8 months of checking the AutoTrader every week to find my Max with ABS. It is very rare.

 

its rare? I looked at 3 maxes before I got mine and all of them had ABS, one even had traction. The 5-speed is what is really rare. I saw 0 in 2 months time of car searching, and had to settle for auto as I could not wait any longer.

 

My 99 GLE came with ABS, TCS, SRS and front seat heating coils. Thus, I thought every MAX came with ABS...etc.

I think the 5-speed model is more rare.

 

Slam on the brakes while driving and you can tell.....

 

extremely rare for a 5spd ABS unless you do the swap. I barely know any maxima with an auto that have ABS, the only one I know is a friend that totaled his car.

 

Hey im Matt, I have an auto with ABS. Now you can say u know someone else. ^_^

 

thats how I found out I didnt

 

'98 5speed ABS.

Extra weight.

 

My father's auto 95SE had ABS.

 

Traction Control is MUCH more rare than ABS for this gen. (for 99 at least)

 

Less than 5% of Maximas were made with 5spds! ABS was an option for all trim levels but of course the GLE didn't come with a 5spd and IMO most people who upgraded their GXE's were also going to add automatic transmissions. So a 5spd with ABS is rare indeed.

 

I guess my max was a rare find

 

<--------- 5spd ABS

 

seriously....mine too! hey Eric...are we the only 5spd fully loaded with ABS here in So-Cal? hehehe.....

 

LOL....i am one of the few in Buffalo

 

ABS is standard on the i30
TCS I never saw on any 4th gen... was surprised when svojs said his had it.
My 96i30 didnt have it for sure, I'll find out about my 98 when it rains...
The only pre-2000 nissan that I knew had TCS was the Q45

 

the best way is to call nissan and give them the vin to confirm if you have it or not, or take the wheel off to verify.

 

I think any fully loaded 5 spd is rare. Question though: Was ABS part of another package or a stand alone option? Cause if it was one of those a la carte options, then it gets even rarer. Woo hoo!

 

Yes, trust me. ABS is very rare. I went to see several advertised Maximas "with ABS" only to find out they didn't. After I drove 60 miles to Orange County and got burned, I would make each seller go out to the car and turn the key to the ON postions and confirm 100% the car had ABS.

 

Yeah, well it may give you extra life one day.

 

True.








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The Wizard too.

 

Holla :attention

Now I need some some larger brakes to compliment the ABS. Do you still have those 300ZX rotors? I might get them from you.

 

Only '99s had TC.

 

That's the best way??? Seems to me that popping the hood and taking a quick look at the master cylinder or turning the key to ON is a lot easier than your two options. ??

 

It was a stand alone option for all three trim lines for all 5 years.

 

Guess I know someone else in my area. I'm Toshi hehehe

 

Is it true?

When I bought my 99 Max, I remember that I picked up the one that had most optional packages. Yes, TCS, front seat side airbags and seat heating coils are pretty rare on 99 models. The only option I don't have is "engine heating block". But in CA, I don't need it.

Actually, the TCS saved my a** long time ago. I just switched to this brand new 99 auto Max in early 1999. My previous ride was a '91 sentra 5-speed SER. Thus, I still felt that I was driving the SER. I seldom hit brake while curving.

Someday I entered a sharp curve (heading to left) and did not brake, suddenly my right front wheel was out of paved surface and ran onto the gravel. I jerked my wheel to left and my vehicle began to skid. The tail of my vehicle tends to sway to my right. Then I jerked wheel to right then stopped. During this accident, I can feel the skid of vehicle body but it is still under control. And the TCS cut the driving power of front wheels properly.

Thanks for the excellent design of Max.

 

<--- 98 SE 5 spd with non-bose and no abs. I know they're not dealer put on options because I have sunroof, spoiler (no rear window brake light), body color window and grille trim, SE wheels, SE cloth interior, and white gauges.

 

Check all the fuse and relay boxes, if the abs ones are empty no abs, if they are not empty then you abs.

 

i thought ABS was standard too...my 95 GLE has it....

 

'98 5sp max w/ ABS here! ... mine make a lot of noise when they engage

 

You know what are not dealer installed options???


Um, still seems harder than simply turing the key to ON and looking for a light.