3rd Gen Traction Control Modes Explained

this shows just how effective brake activated traction control on 3rd Gen trucks is. It almost makes A-Trac obsolete

 

Nice work!

The 3rd Gen TRAC system is pretty damn great.

 

Cool vid. I couldn't help but think better tires would have really helped there.

 

I am impressed

 

Cooper Discovery AT3

 

That is a contradictory statement being that ATRAC is brake activated traction control.

 

Yes, seems to me that they are pretty close to the same thing. Minus the components and when they are active.

 

TRAC on 3rd gen trucks makes A-TRAC obsolete. That’s what I was trying to say

 

The difference between TRAC 4Hi and A-TRAC 4Lo is that A-TRAC does not cut engine power and TRAC does. My understanding is A-TRAC braking action is much more aggressive than TRAC braking action. This was certainly my experience snow wheeling this past Winter. IMHO both modes have their time and place where/when one is advantageous over the other. To call A-TRAC obsolete is inaccurate, again IMHO.

 

TRAC does not cut engine power in 4wd low or High. It does in 2wd however

 

Always learning, thanks.

EDIT: I will add that my experience off-road in snow/ice going out to my friend's cabin several times, I tried both 4Hi and 4Lo ATRAC...for me the best combination was 4Lo A-ATRAC using 2nd and 3rd gear. When approaching the deeper drifts I'd stop and engage the rear locker to get through, as I learned the rear locker does not help much after you get stuck.

 

My apologies if this has already been posted. Dude prefers MTS over rear locker. Think I would rather try/use MTS first, too.

 

I’m sure that anyone who has whipped shitties in a parking lot can attest to the fact that VSC does not intervene after being disabled via the long press no matter how much wheel spin and yaw is obtained. The VSC button long press is the first thing I do when I don’t want the fun police ruining my day.