VSC Got Me! (I think...)

VSC is sensitive to yawing, resulting from misalignment.

 

There you go - if you don't want your truck to kill you, just don't put a lift on it.

 

Yaw is the tipping of the vehicle

ie : a rollover

 

I believe there 2 axis of readings , body roll and rotation

 

I know that stretch of Highway 50 very well in between Salida and Canyon City. That would definitely be a pucker factor moment if VSC took you into oncoming...or into the river!

One of the VSC kill switch mods would be perfect for you.

 

Could be wrong too

 

Here's a thread with a link to the VSC Calibration Document in post #6

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/253172-truck-skidding-out-control-light.html

Toyota advises a recalibration of VSC after every alignment. But, if the front wheels and steering wheel get knocked out of whack, a false yaw is calculated and the lurking VSC takes over, before the alignment can be done. Doesn't matter whether or not the truck's got a lift.

 

If you're not lifting or putting larger tires on , you're WAY too paranoid over this issue

 

I wonder if my truck has ever been recalibrated.... hmmm

 

Apparently you didn't read through that thread.

 

Or if it has been, did that new Toyota tech do it right?

 

Or if the new tech did it right, were his tools working properly?

Or if his tools were working properly, had the floor of his shop recently been thrown off level by a minor earthquake?

Molotov cocktail to the engine bay. It's the only way to be sure VSC can't get you

 

How about finding the feed to the ABS fuse, and running a cutout switch to the dash?

 

Which thread ? The one you linked ?
Sure did

 

Just do the Landphil method ABS switch

 

Yep, do the Landphil method. With the ABS fuse switch method, the truck needs to be cycled off/on in the case you want your ABS/VSC back.

 

The DIY instructions written by Landphil state that the mod is NOT for trucks with VSC!

 

It works for VSC trucks too , I talked to him , and TW member Nut used the same set up to do his bypass

I just don't think Landphil's truck has VSC so he couldn't verify that it would work with VSC equipped trucks when he made that post

 

Then Landphil mod is the one. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

I'm not even concerned with it. I've had the truck for 2 months and experienced this 1 time. I don't yet feel the need to mod anything. I'll leave VSC up and running. When I'm back on a wet, tightly winding road, I may consider disabling the system throughout that portion of the trip.

I mean, the switch is in the cab for a reason...