This may be a stupid question, but I just don't know.

On dry payment my brakes never lock up enough to kick in the anti-lock system. Doesn’t matter if going slow or 60 mph. On ice or gravel they will lock up and you can feel and hear the anti-lock system, but not dry payment. The front rotors and pads have been changed out about a year ago and just yesterday did rear brakes, turned rotors and new brake kit, punch out hole for adjusters and put in plug. I didn’t do the rear system, had a friend who runs his own shop do the work. They were worn and cracked.

It stops faster now, but still will not lock the brakes up enough to kick in the anti-lock system. Mechanic thinks it is stopping good and I pretty much agree, but wonder why the wheels won’t lock.
No air in system, boaster is fine no leaks, pedal will not pump up or when held will not go to floor or even move down.
So after all that, my question is should they be locking up and kicking in the anti-lock system on dry payment? My 2013 Elantra will, might even leave a few small rubber marks, but it is lighter and newer with 4 disc brakes.

 

if it doesn't have a reason to kick it in, that's normal. if it's kicking in on dry, clean pavement, that's not good and probably malfunctioning. I had an explorer that would kick them in once and a while when not needed and about got me in a few wrecks.


I'm sure if you got going fast enough and slammed the brakes hard enough, eventually you could get it to do it.

 

As long as the antilock works when your tires don't have traction enough to avoid locking, and it stops as it's supposed to when there is traction enough to avoid locking, you're in good shape.

On my previous tires I could get slippage under both hard acceleration and heavy braking in a straight line on bone dry, warm but not hot pavement. The current set, I can't. The previous tires were Falken, the current set is Michelin.. 'nuff sed, probably.

 

Thanks, most likely concerned about nothing. The little Elantra does like I would think, locks up, then anti-lock does it's thing, sounds terrible, but keeps you straight and a few skid marks. Also, so did my Frontier.

I am old and still think don't like most of this stuff they try to do for you as you are driving. Kids don't know what they are missing out on slamming on the brakes and turning a 180.