8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - does anyone else's brakes give out when you hit a bump/pothole under heavy braking

NcA · 05-07-2008, 01:08 PM

I've had this happen quite a few times. There's a particularly bad traffic light near me that has wavy concrete as you pull up to it, and I've had to learn to take it a LOT easier than normal. I get the feeling that the ABS is set to be overly sensitive in regards to the Si's tight suspension in this matter, for example, the ABS sensitvity might be fine for a car with a lot more damping and softer suspension, but not for the Si. I'm not sure about you R18 owners having this problem though... Either way, It's normal I suppose... But I've come close to a few accidents due to this.

05-07-2008, 01:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
NcA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MA / Worldwide Posts: 456 iTrader: 4 / 100%	I've had this happen quite a few times. There's a particularly bad traffic light near me that has wavy concrete as you pull up to it, and I've had to learn to take it a LOT easier than normal. I get the feeling that the ABS is set to be overly sensitive in regards to the Si's tight suspension in this matter, for example, the ABS sensitvity might be fine for a car with a lot more damping and softer suspension, but not for the Si. I'm not sure about you R18 owners having this problem though... Either way, It's normal I suppose... But I've come close to a few accidents due to this.