Some folks just don't seem to understand that traction is your friend...It doesn't matter if you have a 10 wheel drive if you don't know how to drive.
Some folks just don't seem to understand that traction is your friend...It doesn't matter if you have a 10 wheel drive if you don't know how to drive.
This “traction control” **** they are putting on vehicles is worthless ****! I spend lots of time “off-road” and in my experience with the traction control on Chevy and Dodge pickups that piss poor excuse for modern technology will get you in a jam. When I stomp the throttle I want 100% power to the wheels! I wouldn’t mash it to clean the tires and get the rpms up if I didn’t need to. I prefer my rpm and traction control to be managed by my foot. Thankfully they include a button to turn that ridiculous **** off.I fixed too many busted 4 wheel drive vehicles right out of high school for all my friends that had them.
I hated them and had a 4x4 jeep for 2 days only to resale it.
I have no desire for 4 wheel drive and I bet I have taken my 2 wheel drives to places many of you guys would not take your 4x4's.
But i do run mud and snow tires on my cars and a good posi traction rear end and knowing how to drive makes a huge difference.
My sons VW diesel with traction control would not go up a 10 degree snowed in driveway yesterday.
I took my corolla through it then drove through the grass plowing snow and into the street off the curb and back up and around.
None of that abs or traction control.
My 57 chevy goes through that stuff just fine also as did my 78 Nova and my 72 chevelle and 1982 Mustang.
All had posi track and wide spacing on the tire treads.
On the traction control on the VW we watched the front tires and as it is front wheel drive and one would spin then the other would start spinning but at a different speed then one would stop and all the time it is sitting in the same place not moving forward.
JUNK!
I will take old school any day.
Not that the 1995 corolla is old school.
I will say most people can't drive though.
This “traction control” **** they are putting on vehicles is worthless ****! I spend lots of time “off-road” and in my experience with the traction control on Chevy and Dodge pickups that piss poor excuse for modern technology will get you in a jam. When I stomp the throttle I want 100% power to the wheels! I wouldn’t mash it to clean the tires and get the rpms up if I didn’t need to. I prefer my rpm and traction control to be managed by my foot. Thankfully they include a button to turn that ridiculous **** off.
Oh and knobs on the dash to engage 4wd, they can keep that **** too! If I suddenly start breakin through a soft spot I wanna be able to jerk that dude in 4wd and get some power thrown to the ground before I’m on the frame.
Glad to hear your setup works! Newest Chevy I’ve tried is a 2015 and the dash knob 4wd doesn’t engage near as fast as the stick on the floor in other trucks.That’s not an issue on my ZR2. If you push through it will overwhelm the TC and give you plenty of slip without the stability control breaking up the party. As soon as you put it in 4H or 4L, the TC is disabled completely.
On the dash knob, mine will move the shafts enough to engage while sitting still. Even on the move it will kick in as quickly as the traditional shift lever on my old 3rd Gen 4Runner.
...and how to stop.It doesn't matter if you have a 10 wheel drive if you don't know how to drive.
Mine is a 2018. TBH, it may be because it’s more of a performance oriented 4x4 vs utility type? I know they can electronically tune certain parameters, I just don’t know if that applies to the transfer case. I love the truck and couldn’t be happier!Glad to hear your setup works! Newest Chevy I’ve tried is a 2015 and the dash knob 4wd doesn’t engage near as fast as the stick on the floor in other trucks.
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