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  • Start date Start date Jul 25, 2023

Mustang5L5

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I feel like i should know the answer to this, but i've been out of the new edge game for a while so i'm fuzzy on some stuff.

On my '00 GT with ABS, i need to temporarily swap the wheels/tires from my Fox over to it. They are SN95 wheels, but the tires sizes are off. Larger out back. I *think* it's enough to mess with the ABS system.

Can i disable it by pulling an appropriate fuse, or just let the system detect the different tires sizes and error out on it's own? I'm just worried about erratic behavior from this.


The tires currently on it are complete junk, so I just need a temp solution to get it street legal for now.
 

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Just let it error out.
 
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You could just unplug one of the sensors on the front hubs and the ABS would bypass..light would stay on but just be manaul ...or through a tuner..
 

Mustang5L5

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Been driving a few weeks now. No issue. Even with the 1” difference in front to rear tire sizes, the systems have not errored out. In testing on sand and such, both the T/C and ABS seem to still function fine.


Will be getting new tires shortly that match front to rear.
 
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Yea...sometimes they are hit and miss with different size tire combos....usually tall skinnys in front cause most issues...lightweight rims as well..full weight rims tend to work fine..
 
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