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Is there any way to turn traction control right off??

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Old 08-15-2009, 02:47 AM
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Default Is there any way to turn traction control right off??

When you press the button on the dash it only turns traction control off partially. i wanna know if there is a way to shut it right down.
 
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Old 08-15-2009, 08:27 AM
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It can be turned off in 4wd if you hold the button down for 5 seconds. Unfortunately it can't be turned off in 2wd.
 
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Old 08-15-2009, 08:33 AM
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It can be turned off in 4wd if you hold the button down for 5 seconds. Unfortunately it can't be turned off in 2wd.
YET! (Fingers crossed) Hopefully somebody will find a way!
 
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Old 08-15-2009, 04:06 PM
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last night i was at the drivein with my wife and son i put it in fourwheel drive so i didn't tear up their grass going up over the mound when i was leaving when i was turning i thought i hit the car in front of me, it made a big snap when it caused the non slipping wheel to start turning. I hate it and wish it could be remove. if there is a little bit of ice and you start slidding just a little bit, it starts breaking all the tires, causeing the truck to slide all over the place. My wife has almost lost it on the drive way a few times when we didn't remember to shut it off. That and torque management are about the only things i don't like about it.
 

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Mine has been off for months. Here's how you do it:

Get down by a front wheel, find the wire loom coming from the wheel speed sensor in that wheel. Unplug the connector. The connector is not right at the sensor, but rather is a couple of feet up the wires from it.

Repeat for other wheel.

Enjoy no traction control.
 
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Originally Posted by v8440
Mine has been off for months. Here's how you do it:

Get down by a front wheel, find the wire loom coming from the wheel speed sensor in that wheel. Unplug the connector. The connector is not right at the sensor, but rather is a couple of feet up the wires from it.

Repeat for other wheel.

Enjoy no traction control.

it works, just did it this morning, the connections are just on the otherside of the inner plastic fenders. can do a 70 foot burnout from a dead stop just by stomping the gas no brake.
 
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it works, just did it this morning, the connections are just on the otherside of the inner plastic fenders. can do a 70 foot burnout from a dead stop just by stomping the gas no brake.
You wouldn't lie would you?

3.55 or 3.92?
 
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Originally Posted by v8440
Mine has been off for months. Here's how you do it:

Get down by a front wheel, find the wire loom coming from the wheel speed sensor in that wheel. Unplug the connector. The connector is not right at the sensor, but rather is a couple of feet up the wires from it.

Repeat for other wheel.

Enjoy no traction control.
Isn't this wheel sensor you're unhooking also used by the ABS module?
 
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Originally Posted by fdfreeze
last night i was at the drivein with my wife and son i put it in fourwheel drive so i didn't tear up their grass going up over the mound when i was leaving when i was turning i thought i hit the car in front of me, it made a big snap when it caused the non slipping wheel to start turning. I hate it and wish it could be remove. if there is a little bit of ice and you start slidding just a little bit, it starts breaking all the tires, causeing the truck to slide all over the place. My wife has almost lost it on the drive way a few times when we didn't remember to shut it off. That and torque management are about the only things i don't like about it.
I have a feeling this is just 4 wheel drive and not the traction control. The front wheels, while in 4 wheel drive, are not going to turn the same. In 4x4, I can feel the front tires grabbing and slipping on hard pavement.

I have driven mine on ice a few times and never once had a problem.
 


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