Woo Hoo! Locked 'em up on the freeway today!

[Scoop]

I was traveling southbound on I95 this afternoon in stop and go traffic just north of Fredericksburg, VA and had to lock 'em up! Traffic had just accellerated to about 60 when I see the pickup in front of me swerve into the median as the traffic in front of him comes to a dead stop. I braked hard and they probably locked up at around 40 mph. I eased off and pumped them a bit. My rear end started to come around but when I let up a bit it straightened out some and I came to rest just barely into the lane on my right. Fortunately I didn't hit the pickup in front of me or the car in front of him and the lane next to me was clear. But it scared the crap out of my wife!

Thing is I had a 5.8 Windsor strapped in the back (takeing it back to where I got it because it wouldn't work for my son's 96 FSB) so I was real tail-heavy. I was actually pleased how well behaved it was in a panic stop (chevy disks, no booster, 35" muds). Anyways, be careful out there!

 

[scotts77]

Last time I had a panic stop the back end came around. I was lucky not to hit anything.

 

[mr incredible]

the rear end likes to buck a bit on these darn e.b 's huh ? mine does that all of the time ,, i get a little panicked , and squash the brake pedal a litte to hard , and we are doing the watoosey down the road !!! can be un knerving at times ,, and most of the time , it does it , just as you get all settled in , and comfortable ,,,

 

[Bitch'nBronco]

Buckin Bronco! Glad it turned out ok

 

[fdezone]

I was traveling.... just north of Fredericksburg, VA...

And you couldn't stop by to say "hi?" I guess we were out in force yesterday. I drove mine up to Burke. I took the day off due to my Wed & Thu commute home averaging 2 hours. With another extended weekend, I wasn't gonna take any chances. I'll tell ya, my commute alone is like a part-time job.

 

[blazinchuck]

glad all was ok Gary!!