Traction Control?

I live in an area where there are a lot of ~55 mph roads with unprotected left and right turns. It's been raining and with traffic that means I need to make some quick accelerations. But more times then normal, I peel out. It's fun every once in a while, but it feels like almost every. Single. Time. Tires are expensive lol.

I'm not even close to flooring it, but anything more then a crawl will get the wheels spinning. It hasn't even rained that much. I take off faster in a Honda Civic and a Ford Expedition.

I get it's probably weight distribution and RWD, but this is horrible. It's causing passengers to grab the "oh shit" handle. And I don't want a "reckless driving" ticket.

Long story short, do Tacoma's have traction control? And how do you 4.0 PreRunner owners drive in rain? Thank you in advance.

 

The rear of the truck is light unless loaded. Try putting some weight back there. Sandbags? Right over rear axel. Make sure your tires are ok. Good tread. If your wheels are spinning right away, your giving too much accelerator, too soon. Let the truck start moving a little and then add gas gradually. What’s the big hurry anyway? If you start moving when light turns green or after stop sign, that should keep you in synch with traffic. Take it easy. Remember, your driving best pickup on the road. Enjoy!

 

VSC/Traction Control wasn't standard on Tacoma's until the 2009 model year, it was optional prior to that although very few pre-09 trucks had it.

 

You have manual traction control. A smooth driver is a good driver!

 

The issue is probably the tires. Tire manufacturers have to make lots of compromises. The tires that grip pavement, especially wet pavement, best are made of soft rubber that wears out fast. Some in as little as 15,000-20,000 miles. Tires that last longer have harder rubber compounds, and they may do better off road and last longer, but don't grip wet pavement as well.

Tire pressure matters too. Lots of guys run tires hard to get better fuel mileage, but they don't grip wet pavement as well. And as tires get older the rubber gets harder. Even though there may be lots of tread left they no longer grip as well.

It's been years ago but I bought new tires for a 1985 F150 I had at the time. They must have had some really hard rubber because I found it near impossible to keep from spinning on wet pavement. But I didn't want to replace brand new tires. Until my wife needed to drive it one day in the rain. She came home and told me to replace those tires NOW, she didn't care that they only had 2000 miles on them.