ABS Delete?

I have been trying to find information on this for a while. A search yeilded poor results...

I've got a '95 XJ with ABS, and it worked flawlessly up until about 4 years ago when my D35 gave up and I swapped in a C8.25. Obviously the ABS won't work with this axle and I don't really want it to work again. I just want the underhood room back and I want to have a simplified brake system.

Is it as simple as yanking the pump out and routing new lines in its absense, or do I need to replace other parts such as proportioning valve?

Thanks in advance!

sorry to hijack but why cant the 8.25 work? i have abs in my rig with the 8.25. came off the line like that.

moneypit said:

Is it as simple as yanking the pump out and routing new lines in its absense, or do I need to replace other parts such as proportioning valve?

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Yup, just convert it to "Non-ABS" parts. Unless you need to room for some reason, it's cheaper and easier to leave sleeping dogs lie.

FireFly said:

sorry to hijack but why cant the 8.25 work? i have abs in my rig with the 8.25. came off the line like that.

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Can't say I've ever seen a 8.25 ABS unit. However, I think it would be accurate to state that most 8.25 equipped Cherokees did not have ABS, and thus do not have a hookup or tone rings for ABS.

FireFly said:

sorry to hijack but why cant the 8.25 work? i have abs in my rig with the 8.25. came off the line like that.

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Yours is the first one I've ever heard of with ABS... but regardless, mine doesn't have the pickups or tone rings.

Zuki-Ron said:

Yup, just convert it to "Non-ABS" parts. Unless you need to room for some reason, it's cheaper and easier to leave sleeping dogs lie.

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Would removing the ABS system not make it easier to bleed/flush the brake system? I've let the sleeping dog lie this long... I just figured it would de-clutter things if that big paper weight wasn't there.

Less parts usually means less work, Yes, you should be able to swap out a non ABS master for your ABS master.

There is a thread on here about getting rid of that dead weight ABS. I used it to guide me in doing it, my first time flanging brake tubing. I maybe spent $10 on parts, the 3-prong tree thing and some adapters at Napa and figured it out. I did it to put a late 80's washer reservoir bottle there so I could cut the left fender more. I had pics, my mom deleted them, but that thread is good enough.