turn off traction control?

[SolRayz]

Loosen your gas cap. That should shut off traction control. ound:

 

[gaber6]

Before I found my slow axle leak onto my brakes and tire after sitting, I had 3 incidents on sweeping turns that the VSC/Trac helped keep the truck on the road.
I do understand the wish to be able to stomp on the gas to say swerve out of a situation etc.. I do as others and keep it in 4wd in the rain/snow to help alleviate this.

 

[Derekv]

“ Just because your front wheels are moving doesn't mean that any power is going to them.‘

What is causing the front wheels to turn if they are not getting any power from the engine?

If I can get my 4Runner’s wheels to turn without power......

Derek V

 

[Thebeastlives]

Back to the topic of VSC (and Torsen/ATRAC). I have been locking the Torsen as soon as I leave the pavement which has the effect of also disabling VSC. A recent incident has left me wondering if I should not lock the Torsen (because this disables VSC) untill I get into severe terain.

In the recent incident it was my second day traveling out to a location. The first section of the road was a thin layer of sand and gravel over hardpacked dirt with washboards. Since I was familiar with the road from the previous day I was traveling along at about 50 mph (traveling at a significantly higher speed than the average on a road with washboarding helps avoid the worst effects of the washboard) when another truck suddenly appeared over the crest of a hill and traveling towards me. Because of the sudden appearance of the other vehicle I hit the brakes rather hard and the rear end of the truck slid to the right and directing the truck towards the left. I turned the steering wheel to the right to avoid leaving the road, over compensated and was now looking at leaving the road on the right. After a couple of more corrections I got the truck back under control but for a moment I thought I might be ending up off the side of the road. I wonder, if VSC had been enabled if it would have been of any help in controlling the truck.

when traveling on loose dirt gravel roads it is best to practice control using your accelerator and not your brakes. You will be surprise how quick you can improve your driving skills by practicing drifting your vehicle (At control speeds of course). Growing up racing quads and dirt bikes in the dirt/sand I learned that the engine power is better than the brakes when dirt roads don't allow u to stop very effectively. I'm not saying you should try to become Ken Block but just get use to your truck ability to power slide out of trouble instead of the using brake.