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2001 4runner traction/skid control
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2001 4runner traction/skid control
i have an 2001 4runner i would like to know if anyone has information on how to disable or overide traction /skid control its very anoying with a bit of snow or mud please help
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if you search some people have put a switch in to disable a sensor for the brake master cylinder. That will throw a CEL and when there is a CEL, it wont come on. The only problem is that you then would have to turn the switch back on, turn off the truck and turn it back on to get the CEL to go away and to get the traction control to work again.
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Sorry for the noob question but does this feature work well in snow or wet conditions?? I mean, why would you want to disable it?
On a side note, I'm currently looking for a 4runner with the factory E-locker. Will this be the button I should be looking for to confirm??
On a side note, I'm currently looking for a 4runner with the factory E-locker. Will this be the button I should be looking for to confirm??
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I know eh!, So ungrateful..haha..I try to help noobs and to stress the search function, only hoping that they will not join this new breed of non-searching post-whores who chime into a thread with no "real" help whatsoever...
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Sorry for the noob question but does this feature work well in snow or wet conditions?? I mean, why would you want to disable it?
On a side note, I'm currently looking for a 4runner with the factory E-locker. Will this be the button I should be looking for to confirm??
On a side note, I'm currently looking for a 4runner with the factory E-locker. Will this be the button I should be looking for to confirm??
That is not the elocker button, but it is the location where the elocker button will be located. The locker button has orange lettering "RR DIFF LOCK"
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Thanks Godzilla. What is the purpose of the center diff lock then??
Hope this helps.
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So... does anyone know how to do this without installing the switch? I'm taking the truck Ice Racing tomorrow and I haven't had time to get the switch in. I want to be able to kill the TRAC so I can let loose!
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Do a search for "AndyMod", find the thread I started (years ago), and you'll see which connector you need to pull by the brake master cylinder.
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I'm gonna revive this a little bit. Have a buddy that's looking to get a 4runner. Found an '01 with this center lock button. Why would you need the button when putting it in 4hi does the exact same operation.
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4Hi on '01 and '02 (maybe '99?) is not like the '96 and '98 models - think of it like AWD and when you lock the center diff, it's 4WD. The power is not distributed evenly between front and rear until you lock the center differential.
4Hi can be left on all the time (dry, wet, highway speeds, etc), but when you lock the center diff, it should only be done on slippery surfaces and at speeds below 35mph (I think).
4Hi can be left on all the time (dry, wet, highway speeds, etc), but when you lock the center diff, it should only be done on slippery surfaces and at speeds below 35mph (I think).
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4Hi on '01 and '02 (maybe '99?) is not like the '96 and '98 models - think of it like AWD and when you lock the center diff, it's 4WD. The power is not distributed evenly between front and rear until you lock the center differential.
4Hi can be left on all the time (dry, wet, highway speeds, etc), but when you lock the center diff, it should only be done on slippery surfaces and at speeds below 35mph (I think).
4Hi can be left on all the time (dry, wet, highway speeds, etc), but when you lock the center diff, it should only be done on slippery surfaces and at speeds below 35mph (I think).