OK,I looked around to see if this was already here...

[1stSFG]

Something has got my goat. I live in Upper New England. Every mile you hit a wash board dirt road. My off road mode provides a far better ride on the ****** roads,but having to come to a complete stop from 40 is a royal pain in the arse. Anyway around this? I also notice when I'm in and out of this mode and shifting manually,frequently starting in first gear the idle kicks up to three grand and I have to shit to neutral to get it kicked down. Any takers on this issue?
Tieg

 

[Squatting Dog]

Offroad mode gives you a more linear throttle, desensitizes air bags, changes abs, and transmission.

So, in offroad mode the brakes and abs change to allow dirt/sand to build up in front of tires to slow you down. I noticed at TRR over washboard the brakes in offroad were not effective. Because they were skipping over the washboard instead of digging in.

The transmission will hold gears damn near to redline, and delays downshifts to keep you in the powerband longer. Again, at TRR many were running in manual mode instead of automatic.

Try sport offroad mode instead, single press of traction control and offroad mode on. During the Sunday mud run at TRR this was faster and more controlable..

Here is some more info on it...
http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/what-heck-does-off-road-mode-do-2222/

-Greg

 

[1stSFG]

Thanks Greg. I did experience the ability to use the power band (engine brake) like a dirt bike for acceleration and controlled sliding through corners. It's that damn need to go into the mode that sucks. Especially when you've got traffic behind you. I have to haul the mail and get enough separation to be able to change modes and not get slammed in the rear. You'd think they'd of come up with a progressive program to be able to make the change on the fly?

 

[Squatting Dog]

What you could try is putting the truck in "sport mode", which is a single press of traction control. It allows loosens up the nannies (roll, and tire spin, without killing power) and does not affect throttle mapping (linear throttle) or transmission programing (holding up and downshifts)..

Might be what you are looking for..

-Greg

 

[1stSFG]

I'm on it. Thanks!

 

[whtrapta]

Describe how off road mode gives a better ride in the washboard road

 

[BDRAG]

At TRR I actually LOVED just 4 high and no locker. I was de selecting gears and not in manual, This was letting the motor do its thing. 1st only in the tall shit, 1st & 2nd up to abot 40mph, I would let 3rd and 4th come on on the long sections up to 80 -90 mph. Oh I mean 45 on GPS. Then de select back down to decel and up as needed. This didn't hammer the motor. Only banged the rev limiter a few dozen times. HAhahaa. Man the power was TO THE GROUND and the ABS worked like a champ. Tap the brakes comming into those big sandy turns and the truck would pitch and yaw and HOOK THE **** UP! It was a blast. Pete the guy with me was hangin on for dear life. So was I! I almost broke off that dam shift lever several times! HAhhaaaaaa.

BDRAG

 

[whtrapta]

Nope. 2WD with the lock engaged. had such a blast throwing that back end out around corners. Plus 4WD will try to pull the front end down into dips instead of trying to skip across them. Really noticeable in whoop sections.

 

[Squatting Dog]

Nope. 2WD with the lock engaged. had such a blast throwing that back end out around corners. Plus 4WD will try to pull the front end down into dips instead of trying to skip across them. Really noticeable in whoop sections.

In "OLD" Raptors this is true... In the 2012 the torsen pulls the truck over the whoops...

-Greg

 

[whtrapta]

In "OLD" Raptors this is true... In the 2012 the torsen pulls the truck over the whoops...

-Greg

"OLD" raptors huh? Well my OLD raptor can actually fully disable everything, and brake stand (very handy at the drag strip)