traction control

[matt_brown]

i have a vy series 2 s pack ute. is there a way to put a switch in to activate and de activate traction control in utes cause surely the wiring would all be there because they would use all standard wiring harnesses wouldnt they? it just seems you give it a boot load and the car doesnt allow wheels to spin like they should??

[aperfectcircle]

The only ute's that come with traction control are the VZ Maloo range.

So it's not the ute
As it does not have this option.

I don't believe that the utes have the wiring.
That's not the only problem, there's a lot more than wiring for traction control for the utes.

Is it a auto or manual??

[matt_brown]

mine is auto and a mate has manual both do same thing like there is heaps to much grip his dies in the arse going from 2nd to 3rd its like it hits a brick wall. mine just grabs and takes off first auto car ive ever owned

[vy_storm]

No probs losing traction in my ute. Wet days and dirt roads are interesting to say the least.....

[Evman]

The reason utes don't have traction control is because of the wide range of weight they can carry. It's easy enough to program traction control for a given weight, but then add 750kg to 1000kg to that and the same programing could result in TC acting somewhat strange. Maloo's only have a payload of (I think) 350kg or so, which doesn't affect the TC too much.

[aperfectcircle]

The reason utes don't have traction control is because of the wide range of weight they can carry. It's easy enough to program traction control for a given weight, but then add 750kg to 1000kg to that and the same programing could result in TC acting somewhat strange. Maloo's only have a payload of (I think) 350kg or so, which doesn't affect the TC too much.

I don't know about other people, but I never put 750 to 1000 kg in my ute.
In the back of a ute, it would be hard not to do some damage and keep it legal.

Off topic here, sorry got bored.
Here are the “allocated weight” for the VZ range.
"The amount you can carry"
........manual auto
.....Ute- 817 818
..S Ute- 714 715
SS Ute- 650 640
If you have extras you have to deduct that weight, from the "allocated weight" in your car range. So yourself and another person(or dog), an a air-con in the basic ute that if you want it and so on.


When I got my SS ute it got almost everything it could.
So for me legal I have no idea how much I can carry on it.
I would have to weight the car with me in it and add another say 85kg to be safe.
Then deduct the original weight (Gross Combined Mass), from the above.
Then take that weight from the “allocated weight” for the SS ute.
Should be how much you can carry.

An my car weighs...................4055GCMkg
Holden says it should weigh -3755GCMkg
Thats....................................=..300kg

Then I have a SS ute manual..650kg
So the extra...........................-300kg
Means I can only carry..........=350kg
I think that's right


Any way people have done the same as the above for the toner range and what I have heard it is quite hard to put a tonne on the back of a toner. Then keep it under the weight allocated for the car. It can carry a lot, just check if you can carry a tonne.
Trades people for example, they carry tools, equipment and so on it all adds up. So a tonne takes some working out.


Back on topic again.
Anyway there are after market modules that you can put on.
If you wish to have the traction control option.

[Evman]

I never sudgested puttin 750kg to a tonne in the back of a ute, but the advertised payload of the utes are around that (standard, not an S or SS model). Either way, my point still stands - the extra weight plays havok woth the TC system. In reality, such weight can flex the chassis, and can result in the body work distorting. Fords have a higher payload than Holden because of the (shitty looking) gap between the cab and the tray, which allows for this distortion.

[aperfectcircle]

Sorry Evman,
Never meant to aim it at you, if that is what you got.


Anyway the utes part from the VZ Maloo do not have the traction control for what ever reason.
But like before you can put it on if want it.