Question About Utes

[stang]

Doe the mk2 xr6 turbo ute have EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) or is it only vehicles with Traction control.If anyone has any documentation can you please post it.

[1ute]

The MKII Ute does not have traction control and I have no idea what EBD is but the MKII does have ABS.

If you want to be controled all the time, why not just learn to adjust your foot?

[Venom XR6]

Just looked at the spec sheet from FPV and the BF Pursuit and Super Pursuit have EBD, so I'd assume XR utes would have it aswell.

[stang]

the reason is when u look at the xr spec it doesnt mention ebd in the specifications it does however mention the abs.

this is the ba mk2 not the BF we are talking about , it is very ambiguos

[replicant]

EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution

This is a driver aid that regulates the brake bias front to rear on a dynamic basis. In theory, load distribution (incl fuel) can mean that some gains can be made in braking performance (and/or stability) by adjusting the 'brake bias' front to rear. Bias refers to the relative hydraulic pressure sent to the respective front and rear brake circuits. Most circuit cars (incl V8 Supercars) have this as an adjustment and particularly if they run in enduro events this may be driver controlled so it can be altered during a race.

From high speed sudden stops, braking distance can be reduced if additional braking is assigned to the rear brakes as they are less likely to lock up (so long as the clutch is not depressed). In other words, the rears can handle more braking pressure than in slower speed stops without locking up. EBD usually uses some of the ABS sensors and can increase the bias to the rears in certain circumstances.

In a practical sense for a ute, when the tray is unladen it's far more likely to lock up the rears under heavy braking so a manufacturer would normally set up static brake bias to favour the fronts. However, if the tray had a load (like some bags of cement to 'aid traction' for instance) then braking performance would be improved if more of the braking pressure when to the rears.

EBD is supposed to control this electronically and in theory, would make the most relative gains in mixed use vehicles like utes (and for that matter, forward control vans) where loads alter weight distribution significantly.