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The Stig previously said:
Ya thats the other advantage to atrac less broken diffs.
So is it the loss of power that means a front locker is better than atrac in hard spots? So on real smooth slippy rocks would atrac be better than lockers, like it is on ice?
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Basically think of ATRAC as traction control for LOW RANGE. Some situations need wheel spin, and in others you want NO SPIN. If you're in a situation where traction is marginal, and wheel spin is not desired, turn on ATRAC (or, just leave it on all the time, and turn it off when you DON'T need it). However in sand, mud or similar, you sometimes need wheelspin for floatation/tread clearing, whatever. So if you couldn't turn the traction control off to allow the wheels to spin you'd be pooched. HENCE Switchable ATRAC. The only difference between Traction control (trac) and ATRAC as I understand it, is that Traction control will apply brake to the slipping wheel, AND reduce engine power. Atrac will NOT reduce engine power. There are MANY MANY thread covering ATRAC... Try searching for more thorough discussions on the topic.
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