4x4 / Off-Road TechThis section contains all discussion related to taking the FJ Cruiser in Off-Road situations, 4x4 applications and any armor modifications.
long time comming but will add a in cabin switch, just disconnect that one plug and its off (now corners are fun again, mmm cant wait to find sand or mud for donuts) I took it around the block and lit up the tires pretty well.
have fun with this but dont do anything stupid
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Last edited by san antonio fj : 07-26-2006 at 06:44 PM.
I have a Camaro Z28 with 320 hp at the rear wheels. It has a button on the dashboard that controls wheel spin. Traction control it's called. Driving this car is very safe normal day to day driving but, if I turn off traction control it's as wild a ride as anything you can imagine. It's a very unsafe car with it turned off. I assume the FJ would be the same way and since you've already LIT UP THE TIRES ON THE STREET I also assume you will be doing it again after YOUR bypasss switch is installed. I hope you understand I only protest because of the safety risks involved in bypassing VSC and that you posted about how to do it so others can try it for themselves. Bad very very bad practice on or off road. IMHO
If history serves as a guide, this thread has the potential to get very heated. I'm just reminding all participants to keep it civil, and if you feel the need to attack something, attack arguments, NOT the person making the argument.
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for sure, im not recomending doing it but for those who have been looking for a way this works. then again i only tested it for 10 min so i say do it at you own risk b/c i have no idea of long term affects on the vehicle or even voiding warranty
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If history serves as a guide, this thread has the potential to get very heated. I'm just reminding all participants to keep it civil, and if you feel the need to attack something, attack arguments, NOT the person making the argument.
OK? OK.
I agree, just because you have a gun doesn't mean you should use it, same goes for information that could prove harmful if not used properly.
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Good advice for offroad. Sometimes you go through something like a little bit of sand where you don't need 4 wheel drive but VSC gets you stuck and you have to use 4 wheel drive. It's not that dangerous. Toyotas are the only vehicles I've ever owned that had this. Never had a safety issue with any other vehicle without it.
As far as the safety thing goes, I grew up in Minnesota (yea...we had some snow) and I drove cars, trucks, whatever that didn't have traction control or ABS for that matter and did just fine. Yeah sure there was some times that I sure could've used it, but oh well. But going around doing doughnuts and driving sideways (are all drift racers from snowy places?) in the snow was a very fond memory and I haven't out grown it yet.
So the next time it snows here (yeah right), I'm going to go over to the mini mall that I own, disconnect the traction control (by popping the hood or using the switch if I have one by then), and rip off some sweet doughnuts and laugh my arse off.
Just give us smart people the choice of whether or not to have such features engaged or not. I'm sick of people (or machines) thinking for me all the time. It's just a switch that to me is no different than the A-TRAC and you don't hear people saying that you can't do without it, not even Toyota.
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