worried about abs

I would like to disconnect my ABS brakes as I'm worried they may get me in an accident on slippery ( icy ) roads . There should be a recall on my 2011 Tacoma 4x4 . These are dangerous . Toyota tell me my brakes are fine ( yeah right ) . Can I just pull the fuse to disconnect . Will this cause any problems ? My wife refuses to drive this "accident waiting to happen pickup " . I would dump this truck if I hadn't paid so much for it in the first place and would take a huge loss . Word has gotten around about these trucks .

 

Welcome to the forum.

ABS is dangerous on ice, no question about that. I've modified my truck with a toggle switch so I can control ABS whenever I want. I believe others have adapted the mod to work on non-off-road trucks.

I think the first post in this thread should work for your truck,

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/te...-abs-kill-switch-why-why-not.html#post6254094

Off Road model trucks should follow this method:

ABS Kill Switch mod for 05+ Offroad EASY WAY! (PICS)

 

To preface: I love my truck, I feel as save as one can be in a vehicle.

Yes most agree that the ABS is sensitive. I have installed a switch to trick the ABS system into turning off (Landphils method), for Off-Road and emergency purposes. I never would think of driving around daily with it turned off. Whatever you decide there are threads on here for the various models and configurations of trucks to safely disable the ABS (use the "Search TW with Google" for better results). [Crom beat me to it]

There are a lot of things you can try before you disable it.
- I would start with Tires, if you have the stock ones on ditch those. I will leave it up to you and your northern wisdom to decide on suitable tires for the conditions.
- Change your air pressure
- Bleed your brake lines
- Adjust your driving style


I am also in no way insulting your driving.