Which drive-mode is best off-road?

[lawndart]

Has anyone figured out which drive-mode provides the least slip of the tire with the LEAST traction?

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[AndyMac204]

climbing, or driving up a mountain road i'll use sand mode. if it's icy on the roads i use snow mode. if in deep snow i'll go normal mode with traction control off. paved highway with lots of ups and downs i'll use sport mode, i just prefer the shift pattern

 

[MoFoCo]

I use Mud/Ruts if there are puddles on the street, and Rock Crawling Mode for getting over the grassy berm at the mall. Sport Mode is for track days at Laguna Seca, Eco Mode if I'm driving in Berkeley. The only place I tried Sand Mode was on a short trip to Tatooine.

Sorry, I'm turning off Silly Mode now.

 

[Mark S.]

Has anyone figured out which drive-mode provides the least slip of the tire with the LEAST traction?

I've found that the description in the Owner's Manual for each drive mode is fairly accurate. I've also found that it's rarely necessary to use anything other than NORMAL.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

I've found that the description in the Owner's Manual for each drive mode is fairly accurate. I've also found that it's rarely necessary to use anything other than NORMAL.

This is very true especially for the Badlands where you can hit the buttons around the goat mode knob when you need them.

 

[lawndart]

Has anyone figured out which mode stops a spinning tire the quickest if it’s suspended in the air?

 

[Mark S.]

Has anyone figured out which mode stops a spinning tire the quickest if it’s suspended in the air?

As long as you haven't turned off traction control the computer will do that for you. The computer simulates locking differentials by applying the brakes to wheels that lose traction.

 

[RiotfunK]

I find normal and just using center diff lock and rear lock as needed works for pretty much everything. Hell is capable enough in normal. I’ve wheeled in all modes to see what works for what. Only time I really switch it is if I want the front cam to stay on over 7mph. Rock crawl limits the spin the most before it brakes and transfers power. On wet, off camber rocks the rock crawl mode does make a noticeable difference especially if dog legged.

 

[Folkman]

I've found that the description in the Owner's Manual for each drive mode is fairly accurate. I've also found that it's rarely necessary to use anything other than NORMAL.

I’ve found Sand mode useful in deeper sand in narrow wash canyons to stabilize turning, slippery in 4in deep pea gravel for the same on ashelf road and, while normal would probably eventually figure out what to do… rock crawl helped on a couple slick steep steppy hills.

just depends. Mud and ruts does good on the more rutted and washed out sections of trail. (Sandy/lots of soft dirt and rocks).
It all depends on where you drive and how you drive. I bet we would all choose different modes at times to fit our skill level and style of driving.

Sport is only used when I wanna be an ass to the car next to me that is being weird.

 

[Mark S.]

I bet we would all choose different modes at times to fit our skill level and style of driving.

It's almost as if the engineers who designed the car thought of this. Wait...

 

[Benanza]

Whenever I'm in traffic, slippery mode... Gotta get thru that traffic somehow.

 

[Folkman]

It's almost as if the engineers who designed the car thought of this. Wait...

Funny how that works out sometimes ain’t it?

 

[RSH]

I played with all the GOAT modes when I first got my Badlands.
For what I do, normal works for most all situations.
If I start losing forward momentum, I'll switch to an appropriate GOAT mode, lock the 4wd, then if really needed, lock the rear differential.

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