screampuff
Junior Member
Hey all, I am new here. I had an R51 Pathfinder that doubled as an overlander/daily driver, but it was recently totalled (non-fault) and I want to get a pickup truck instead. I am interested in the RAM (2014-2018 RAM Outdoorsman or something like that) because it has a shorter wheelbase (Crew Cab) than other full sized trucks.
I was researching the traction system to see if there is one like ATRAC (Toyota), ABLS (Nissan) or Ford's equivalent that only turns itself on in 4x4LOW to assist in locking spinning wheels with the brakes. I'm having a lot of trouble finding out what it is or demos of how it works. Not talking about lockers, the models in my budget likely won't have a rear locker, and with all the other mods like lift, bed rails, skid plates, etc... it's not a priority.
I came across a series of YouTube vids by this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=273&v=PrecWjs6fXQ&feature=youtu.be
And this guy is just sitting there spinning the wheels complaining about open diffs. I have a feeling based on the fast wheelspin that he is in 4x4 High or 4x4 Auto, and if he were in 4x4 low the regular traction control system would disable and the off-road one would kick in and be strong enough to brake the spinning wheels.
Just for example here is the ABLS system in a Nissan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6PJhADKdZ4&t=6s and here is ATRAC in a Toyota: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErfjozWqzOA
I did stumble across this channel in Germany where they offroad a bunch of lifted Rams: https://youtu.be/dfcDJpnBGPE?t=15 and at 22 seconds in you can clearly see one the front-right wheel gets braked by a traction control system to give the front-left some power to climb out. But I don't know anything about the system, if it only comes on certain trims or anything like that...
If anyone could share some info on the system or confirm that it exists, it would be appreciated!
I was researching the traction system to see if there is one like ATRAC (Toyota), ABLS (Nissan) or Ford's equivalent that only turns itself on in 4x4LOW to assist in locking spinning wheels with the brakes. I'm having a lot of trouble finding out what it is or demos of how it works. Not talking about lockers, the models in my budget likely won't have a rear locker, and with all the other mods like lift, bed rails, skid plates, etc... it's not a priority.
I came across a series of YouTube vids by this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=273&v=PrecWjs6fXQ&feature=youtu.be
And this guy is just sitting there spinning the wheels complaining about open diffs. I have a feeling based on the fast wheelspin that he is in 4x4 High or 4x4 Auto, and if he were in 4x4 low the regular traction control system would disable and the off-road one would kick in and be strong enough to brake the spinning wheels.
Just for example here is the ABLS system in a Nissan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6PJhADKdZ4&t=6s and here is ATRAC in a Toyota: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErfjozWqzOA
I did stumble across this channel in Germany where they offroad a bunch of lifted Rams: https://youtu.be/dfcDJpnBGPE?t=15 and at 22 seconds in you can clearly see one the front-right wheel gets braked by a traction control system to give the front-left some power to climb out. But I don't know anything about the system, if it only comes on certain trims or anything like that...
If anyone could share some info on the system or confirm that it exists, it would be appreciated!