Greetings,
I spent an hour today experimenting with the LR3’s off-road terrain response settings on a cross-axle articulation hill climb. I was wanting to establish which settings are most effective at engaging the tires which have traction in order to move the vehicle forward, as well as at what rpm and for how long I needed to spin my tires before the TR worked its magic.
One thing I immediately realized was that there is a sweet spot for rpms and wheel spin time. The TR does not kick in automatically at too low or too high of rpms. Also, the TR appears to apply power to the grounded tires in spurts (the vehicle applies power to the grounded tire little-by-little) until finally making headway with forward motion. I also noticed that two-foot driving appears to reset the TR.
My experiences today left me wondering what other peoples’ experiences are with the TR in their LR3s. For cross axle articulation instances, which TR setting do you all believe works best, and at what rpm do you spin your tires? How long does it take you before the vehicle begins moving at the mentioned rpm and TR setting?
I was impressed by the TR. When it engaged enough to move the vehicle forward, it produced a comparable result to a locker, although it took much longer than a locker’s flip-of-a-switch. The vehicle is heavy, and I was facing uphill, so quite a lot of power was being transferred to move the vehicle forward. Because of this, I kept my rpms relatively low to avoid damaging a drivetrain component. I successfully ascended the hill in most of the TR settings.
The LR3 is new-ish to me (been building it up over the last year), so I haven’t had a good chance to test its true capabilities until today… its easy to 4wheel vehicles and never really “test” them.
Note: I was in low range / 2nd gear during my testing, and had DSC off.
Thanks,
Casey
I spent an hour today experimenting with the LR3’s off-road terrain response settings on a cross-axle articulation hill climb. I was wanting to establish which settings are most effective at engaging the tires which have traction in order to move the vehicle forward, as well as at what rpm and for how long I needed to spin my tires before the TR worked its magic.
One thing I immediately realized was that there is a sweet spot for rpms and wheel spin time. The TR does not kick in automatically at too low or too high of rpms. Also, the TR appears to apply power to the grounded tires in spurts (the vehicle applies power to the grounded tire little-by-little) until finally making headway with forward motion. I also noticed that two-foot driving appears to reset the TR.
My experiences today left me wondering what other peoples’ experiences are with the TR in their LR3s. For cross axle articulation instances, which TR setting do you all believe works best, and at what rpm do you spin your tires? How long does it take you before the vehicle begins moving at the mentioned rpm and TR setting?
I was impressed by the TR. When it engaged enough to move the vehicle forward, it produced a comparable result to a locker, although it took much longer than a locker’s flip-of-a-switch. The vehicle is heavy, and I was facing uphill, so quite a lot of power was being transferred to move the vehicle forward. Because of this, I kept my rpms relatively low to avoid damaging a drivetrain component. I successfully ascended the hill in most of the TR settings.
The LR3 is new-ish to me (been building it up over the last year), so I haven’t had a good chance to test its true capabilities until today… its easy to 4wheel vehicles and never really “test” them.
Note: I was in low range / 2nd gear during my testing, and had DSC off.
Thanks,
Casey