Quote Originally Posted by powdbyrice View Post
so a tire skidding down the road, will have more stopping power than an abs equiped tire that keeps its contact patch on the ground the whole time?
Well, the tires never leave the ground so i dont understand how the contact patch is ever leaving the ground.
but;
A sliding tire is resisting the car more than a rolling one. So to answer your question, yes it will.
Antilock brakes lock up intermittently to stop the car, they let go of the brakes intermittently so that if you are turning the tire will turn instead of continuing to slide straight. In wet conditions a sliding tire endures very little friction, so attempting to slow it without sliding it is more effective.
I'm still failing to see where all of the dispute is in this.
If reducing braking pressure to allow the tires to keep rolling is good for braking, next time you need to stop you should just not press the brakes.