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Old 01-07-2011, 02:59 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I recently installed Hotchkis sways *. I was coming out of a turn, gave it some (not WOT) gas and the rear end tried to slide out. I lessened the throttle and corrected, I could see the VDC light flash on the dash. No big deal. My first thought was I had turned off VDC only to realize it was on, I had forgotten to turn it off, like usual.

I thought the VDC would not allow you to break loose like this (giving it too much throttle) while in a turn. It has cut my throttle before I could break loose. Are my new stiffer sways screwing with VDC?

I realize whatever happens it is my fault. I am driving. I just thought the training wheels that are the VDC, would have deployed.

* middle hole on rears.
vdc has a certain reaction time to respond. it is not immediate. on the dry it is no big deal, and fast enough. but driving on the wet or even snowy roads is a different issue. the slow response time is noticeable and the rear of the car can swing around by a surprising amount before the vdc activates.
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