Best setting for soft sand

Phyguy said:

Why locker locked? Edumicate me...

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Maxx2893 said:

Without the locker locked, if you have better traction with one of the rear tires the tire with less traction will receive all the power causing it to spin while the other tire will stay stationary. If you lock it, they spin at the same speed no matter the traction conditions.

So basically this video applies to us. We have an open diff, but we can electronically lock it ourselves before we ever get in the situation. Helping us keep momentum to keep moving through the obstacle.

Eaton Locking Differential Demonstration - YouTube

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dawing said:

I kind of figured locked,4hi and no traction. What does ORM add to the equasion with these 3 manual settings?

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GJMcManus said:

ORM does several things...

It changes the throttle mapping to a more linear curve. Making it a lot easier to throttle steer the truck (power slide), and allowing a smooth application of power to the rear wheel so you do not dig into sand..

It also desensitizes the airbag system from frontal impacts. So if you smack the front side of a whoop or a hard nose first landing the airbags do not deploy. (fyi 45-60mph into a tree or other obstruction will deploy the frontal airbags) The seat side airbags and rollover canopy will still deploy in a side impact, or roll over while in ORM.

ORM also changes the abs to allow latet activation to allow sand/dirt to pile up infront of the tires to help slow down the truck. I personally, have not felt too much difference in the braking. Then ag as in I dont drive in sand.

-Greg

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