Ronin8002
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Advancetrac RSC came on the 2005 and later trucks and part of what it does is it basically senses when a wheel is spinning and applies the brakes a little bit to just that wheel to keep it from spinning as fast (traction control).
Truetrac is a limited slip unit but it doesn't use clutches, it uses worm gears instead so it doesnt wear out like clutches. Cool thing about the truetrac is when you get a spinning wheel you can *lightly* apply the brakes or put in the parking brake a click or two and the whole thing will lock up so both wheels on that axle get the power again, just like a locker.
So if you have truetracs in the front and rear on a 2005 and later truck it's great because when you start to get unequal wheel spin on front/rear axles, the brake system automatically senses that and grabs the faster spinning wheels a little, which makes the truetracs lock up so you get power back to all the wheels again.
Truetrac is a limited slip unit but it doesn't use clutches, it uses worm gears instead so it doesnt wear out like clutches. Cool thing about the truetrac is when you get a spinning wheel you can *lightly* apply the brakes or put in the parking brake a click or two and the whole thing will lock up so both wheels on that axle get the power again, just like a locker.
So if you have truetracs in the front and rear on a 2005 and later truck it's great because when you start to get unequal wheel spin on front/rear axles, the brake system automatically senses that and grabs the faster spinning wheels a little, which makes the truetracs lock up so you get power back to all the wheels again.