So, as it is known the '99 maximas had traction control as an option.

Now the questions is, has anyone, ever managed to retrofit the traction control system into a car that did not originally have it?

 

Why would you WANT tcs?

 

Im with him, haha. Wheel spin is ALWAYS fun

 

Rainy days. We get them a fair bit where I'm from.
When it's wet the engine spins the wheels very easily, even with good rubber. And it's annoying when it does that. =\

 

I.... cannot.... stop....

I wanted to check this thread out when I read "retrofitting tracktion [sic] control" lol

"good rubber" - sir you are nuts... I have a set of T1Rs, Potenza RE-11s, and tourevos. NONE of them spin easily wet or dry.

For the record, the engine is supposed to spin the wheels, that is kind of the point.

When I am on the edge of losing the back end in my G (on a wet road), say at 4k RPM, I can floor the car and completely recover with "good rubber." For that reason and others I drive around WITHOUT TCS on. What is more, when you actually want a bit of wheel spin to maximize a launch or otherwise, the car now controls you, aka annoying.

To answer your original question, I have not heard of anyone doing such a swap. I think mostly because there are so many more cost effective ways that will also positively affect performance to be done. Did you search?

 

If your max doesnt spin the tires when the roads are wet even with new rubber... youre lacking power... I can sit and spin my Cooper CS4's all day when it rains.

As for the G, wouldnt flooring it when losing it just create a whole lot of oversteer?

As for the OP, I'm not sure you can just retrofit the traction control into our cars.

 

Sure you can retrofit TCS into your a32. Just get the ECU, ABS computer, cluster, tcs switch and complete wiring harness off a 99 that came with it. Then go to town swapping everything over.

 

This, or buy badass tires... I think badass tires would be cheaper....

PS. the only time I really thought "man I need TCS" is when my tires were bald.....

 

There is a saying:
The masses are a$$es. Traction control is for the masses who don't know how to drive in low traction conditions. Learn how to drive and don't be a sheep letting your car drive you.

 

I live on the Oregon coast and the town I live in recieves 69.35" rain annually. I can spin my tires wet or dry, but I can also drive in the rain and snow without spinning. Its called a higher gear and less gas.

 

Well, at least I got one good response for my question.
Thanks 99greddymax!

For a good launch you do need just a tad bit of spin, yes, but I don't drag race every day. Most of the days I just drive with a heavy-ish foot, and a traction control system is handy when it's wet and I'm too lazy to feather the gas when launching my slush-o-matic (so, no 2nd gear starts here... =\ )

adroitcaptor - I have 225 wide high performance all season tires... When wet i can spin them as low as 2500 RPM from standing... When dry @ about 3500RPM from standing. If your car can't, something isn't right, or you are running really, really wide, really slick tires. You tell us which it is.


P.S. I caught the spelling mistake in the thread name a little too late. Usually I write with proper grammar and spelling. =P