The Advantages of Traction Control.

Crazy South Africans!!!!

Saw another clip where a Range Rover is coming down The Rock(Tsogwe)and another where a Disco 3 goes up. Stops halfway, and then takes off again.

That is one steep mother of a hill,I wouldnt be game enough myself to go up it, secondly you wouldnt want to stop halfway, although I have seen the same hill been driven up in a I think was a disco/rangie one of the two and he did a stop and go. No roll back nothing. Reckon if you started going back it would be the end of you ?? The only disadvantage my mate has been told is in his prado which has T/C he cant add diff locks which he wants to, something to do with the traction control/computer etc bit of a bummer as he really want's at least one for the rear as when we went out last time he got no further then me which I dont have T/C this is based on our 95 series. Have seen a few other brands of 4wd's with T/C and seems to work extremely well. Wonder if that prado would have got up there if it didnt have T/C or I suppose there would have been a lot more wheel spin no doubt ?? Regards Steve M

Comment. Traction control - does this mean that a 4WD can go where 4WD's were not meant to go?. I have some experience of driving on steep hillside farms in Landrovers. When the Holden motor conversion came in for the series II & III, the rate of injury and deaths amongst professional operators in my area went up - makes me think that the lower powered motors put limits on where you could safely take the vehicle.
High power and a high centre of gravity? - hard to imagine crabbing around the side of a hill in one of these.
cheers
T.R.

didnt 4x4 acion do the same test with the same car. one was standard the othe had TC and the other had lockers

TC was not a good as locker but heaps better then stock

I reckon get rid of the chain at Uluru and drive up. Uluru's not quite as steep as that though.

If you got a bit sideways it would be an interesting trip back down again.