Removal of ABS and TCS Plumbing, Installation of Line Lock
and Proportioning Valve, and Removal of the Traction
Control Cable Adjuster Assembly
My car had Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) and Traction Control System (TCS). However,
when I replaced the stock rear end with a 12-bolt I decided to not have the
reluctor rings installed. This decision was based on several factors:
Time - It would take longer to get the new rearend because I would
have had to remove the reluctors from my car to have them installed
by Strange Engineering on the new axles.
Just getting ABS without TCS was possible, but would require more time
and money plus - converting the computer from ABS/TCS to ABS only is
expensive.
I almost always turned the TCS off when I drove, and although ABS is
good, I am use to driving vehicles without it.
What's the difference between just ABS and ABS/TCS?
If you have ABS/TCS:
There is a reluctor ring and sensor on each rear axle.
There is an ABS and a TSC valve unit in the engine bay.
There are two brake lines to the rear, one for each wheel.
There is a cable adjuster assembly on the driver side valve cover.
There is a button on the console to turn off Traction Control.
If you have just ABS:
There is only one reluctor ring and you can't see it because it
is on the ring gear in the differential and there is one sensor
on the differential.
There is just the ABS unit in the engine bay.
There is only one brake line to the rear.
There is no cable adjuster assembly on the driver side valve cover.
There is no button on the console to turn off Traction Control.
So since I wasn't going to be using this anymore I decided to remove the
unneeded hardware and replumb the brake system while adding the line lock
and proportioning valve. Here is the list of what needed to be done.