AdvanceTrac

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Rider

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What exactly is AdvanceTrac? I have been looking for a Expy with one for a while but apparently it is a very rare option. The one I ended up getting doesn't have it but what are the advantages? Is it better for towing? I tow a boat.
 
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good question i bought my 04 eddie and notice not alot of expedition have it i'd like to know also it does handle different in the snow then a normal 4x4 it doest seem to drift out sideways when i get on the gas in the snow or mud it more points the front end where im turning then engages the power to all the wheels
 

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AdvanceTrac is just Fords name for stability control. (which is now stock on just about every vehicle made)

The computer has a yaw sensor and accelerometers, and also monitors steering wheel position, throttle position and a bunch of other items. It determines where you are trying to make the truck go, matches it up against where the truck is actually going, and will apply brakes to individual wheels to make the truck go where you want it to.

The only thing you have to be careful of (at least on the early ones, not sure if it changed later) is counterteering when the truck is sliding. The ones I drove seemed to correct better if you just kept pointing the wheel where you intended to go.

It was an expensive option. Back when I sold them the only ones we had on the lot with AdvanceTrac were the completely loaded Bauers.
 
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make sense ya mines got every option available its kinda nice whne the wife drives it in the snow she's not trying to think how to go around a corner :)
 
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