Thank you very much Thai!

You have been very helpful to a newbie!!

Cheers!!

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"Revs of 2500-3500 ..." that seems to explain why there are times this rig seems to have the VSC/TRAC disabled and other times it's a pain in the a**. I have to experiment with this concept and stomp on the pedal rather than assume the rig will automatically rectify things.

Has anyone managed to install an override switch to disable the features? Is that even possible? Revs of 2500-3500 or higher on an icy snow-covered narrow trail and then suddenly hitting a non-slipper patch could lead to being tossed off the trail by sending the rig sideways into a worse condition.

I did some experimenting on very slick surfaces in 2WD and 4WD a while back and discovered one possible reason why the Toyota system is so conservative about wheelspin.

I was going up a small rise in 2WD to see how much good the traction control could do without switching to 4WD. The hill was too much for 2WD (no surprise) and I eventually ground to a halt. The brakes and de-throttling were preventing any significant wheelspin.

The hill had a sideways tilt to it, though, and I discovered that one big benefit to the Toyota system's severe limits on wheelspin was that I didn't slide sideways virtually at all. I can see the logic here. In many ordinary slick situations where you aren't going to make it up the hill anyway, it's better not to get the wheels spinning and slide sideways into a curb or parked car or pole or tree, etc.

I still gripe sometimes about how conservative the Toyota system is, but I respect their approach. I just wish they gave an extra button or two to control it. I'm sure that they hesitate to do that because they think too many folks would get confused and blame them.

Just downloaded a 2005 Pocket Reference Guide from http://www.toyota.com/html/owners/.

There seems to be an Active Traction Control (ATRAC for 4WD as opposed to TRAC for 2WD) button on the '05 model. Anyone know about this yet? It appears to be a button that will do what we're searching for on the 4th gens.

does this mean that lets say that i'm driving 10 mph..but i want to go to 4wd hi..can i just switch it as long as i dont exceed over 55-60 mph?

yes. and you are surprised?

WOW Thai! This forum is great! Its very useful! I have a question though, does all of the information apply to the 2000 Limited 4wd.I noticed the cut off was at 2001. And I remember seeing a picture of another 4runner's transfer case, and theirs shifted in a straight line up and down, whereas mine goes in a U-shape. does this make a difference in ease of shifting? Thanks for taking your time and contributing to this forum.

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Your 2000 4runner does NOT have VSC nor ATRAC. Your 4wd system is basic...you can lock the center diff. If your 4runner comes with the rear locker, then you can lock that too.

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The TRAC OFF button is only on 2wd models.

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Any way to turn ATRAC off in 2wd for some burnouts/spraying mud on someones car.

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