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Originally Posted by catback
Either your wheels are already locked up or they are going to lock up with or without the engine braking. As long as your foot is on the brake they will. The brake of the engine neither aids or hurts you, it's virtually non-existant.
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If you are braking and then begin to slide, it's because the braking force on the wheels just became higher than the "static" frictional forces with the road. Generally, once you start sliding the friction with the road becomes much lower (dynamic friction), so you need to let the brake up quite a bit before the wheels catch up with the road again.
I think the problem with compression braking is that it puts a higher minimum on the braking force applied to your tires--so if you let the brakes off completely, you've still got a force which just might be enough to keep you sliding. So I think I agree with you. If your foot is on the brake, compression braking is not your biggest concern. But when you take your foot off the brake to recover from a slide, then I think it does become an issue.
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Originally Posted by catback
I've only drove one ATX vehicle that didn't feel like it was virtually in neutral when coasting.
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When I started riding a motorcycle (just a couple of years ago), I got used to being able to downshift my way basically to a stop at lights. It's totally ruined the pleasure I used to take in downshifting the car to decelerate.
Michael