Lewis&Clark
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Exactly what he said.
I used it once. Gravel hill deep in BLM lands that was too steep to avoid slippage.
Does anyone actually use DAC?
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Exactly what he said.
I used it once. Gravel hill deep in BLM lands that was too steep to avoid slippage.
DanielMaat89
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I use it all the time, I think it is great on rocks and gravel, but I always have my foot ready to hit the brakes if something goes wrong.
Haha.. When it happened to me, I believe it grabbed the right front tire and spun me around. It has its uses like everything else.
OP here- I had the truck in 1st gear when I used DAC.
For clarification purposes, here's an excerpt from the owner's manual:
Based on what I see I don't think the software cares what gear you're in.
It seems as if DAC is basically an electronic speed limiter that uses the brakes, using the built-in ABS capability to prevent a 4-wheel slide from occuring...at least some of the time, apparently not in ice/snow.
The speed DAC allows was too fast for the rocky terrain shown in the picture I posted earlier in the thread.
dchild
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Thanks for the clarification. Sorry to spread bad info, hopefully anyone who sees the other post keeps reading!
JB.
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I have used DAC. I've just never used it where I thought I needed it in retrospect, but in certain situations it's been kind of nice to have but I'd call it mostly a luxury.
My first extensive use was on Red Cone in Colorado. I was new to 4-wheeling and following the books which way oversell the danger. About halfway down, I turned it off to see the difference. It would be good for someone who maybe shouldn't be on that hill in the first place, but for anyone who is not going to panic, it was more of a luxury. It scrubbed off a little speed on the steepest spots -- maybe as much as 2mph momentarily (1st gear of course). It could be said that it relieves the burden of brake management so the driver can just steer, but the 3-4 mph speed means that if you're successfully using it at that speed, you're probably not on a surface difficult enough for that to matter. Officially, the speed target is 2-4mph but it can't hold 2mph on anything reasonably steep.
And I don't see any reason to use it in anything other than 1st gear.
My first extensive use was on Red Cone in Colorado. I was new to 4-wheeling and following the books which way oversell the danger. About halfway down, I turned it off to see the difference. It would be good for someone who maybe shouldn't be on that hill in the first place, but for anyone who is not going to panic, it was more of a luxury. It scrubbed off a little speed on the steepest spots -- maybe as much as 2mph momentarily (1st gear of course). It could be said that it relieves the burden of brake management so the driver can just steer, but the 3-4 mph speed means that if you're successfully using it at that speed, you're probably not on a surface difficult enough for that to matter. Officially, the speed target is 2-4mph but it can't hold 2mph on anything reasonably steep.
And I don't see any reason to use it in anything other than 1st gear.
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ddnww
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Didn't know you can use it in reverse
I take it you never got the memo brakes and ice are a bad relationship in drivers ed 101
HiVel-JR
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LOL... i am from Alabama.... nuff said.... hahaha..
but truthfully i just wanted to try it and see what happened. now i know.
Plus i bought chains later that week (after the ice storm) just so it will never ice here in Alabama ever again...
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Lmfao yup you didn't get that memo in that state hahaha
Dam I forgot they replace driving in bad weather with how to lift a pickup or suv down in that part of the country
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HiVel-JR
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HiVel-JR
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You got that right...
my only issue is I read the owners manual 10 plus years ago so I don't remember too much of it.
grave
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I don’t know why I feel the need to bump this theead but I thought I’d add that I love DAC. It’s loud and annoying but man it is perfect for descending loose or rocky or rutty shit where you don’t want to brake. I hate brakes anywhere, not just off-road. Like driving a fast car on a windy road, I’d rather rely on engine (and in this case gearing and ABS pulses) braking than my actual brake pedal any day. I’ve had some real fun with it engaged.
gimlithepirate
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My main problem with DAC is it isn't slow enough. I've tried using it going down steep hills off-road where I'd rather be worrying about wheel placement than managing gearing, but it's just a little too fast.
Main thing I use it for is to demonstrate what ATRAC will feel like.
Inv4drZm
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I've never used it myself, threw away the switch a long time ago. Not entirely sure how it works but I would rather have my foot on the brake when going down the steep stuff when offroading, I just don't trust it more than my foot.
I've met a guy that totaled his Xterra relying on Nissan's version of that braking system, he claimed it blew a brake line with it's fast pulsing and sent him down a washout. Maybe it would have blown without the DAC system on but we'll never know.
