Do u.s. gvs come with traction control??

I think the new '06+ models have some sort of electric doodad but the previous gens have nothing.  Suzuki never even sold us a limited slip...for anything... 

my zuk is a gv 04 2.5 v6 that comes standerd with LSD in the rear, but i am still would like more traction.

a small company over here has just sold its seconed traction control kit for a gv and im
waiting for some feed back on the result on this unit.

alot cheeper than fitting diff locks front and back plus less strain on drive line.

I didn't think any GV's got a LSD in OZ. Is it a QLD thing?

I saw that traction control thing you were talking about.  I've seen similar principled systems in action.  They won't replace a well built rig with lockers and low gearing but they will get less capable rigs a long ways further than most would expect.

It's interesting to me but seeing as how we're half a world away, it isn't cheap, and I have a warranty for another 55,000 miles or 4.5 years I think I'll leave it alone.

I didn't think any GV's got a LSD in OZ. Is it a QLD thing?

Haha, yeah whats the deal?

Late model GV's without ABS and now LSD's 

my gv is a daily driver that does not get offroad to much, so the traction control unit would
be perfect and im only 45minutes from them.

the 03 update with the new dash came standered with LSD but i dont know if its just a QLD thing, suzuki does not bring suzukis in qld another company still has the import rights, thats y parts are hard to get and y people were stunned to see a roof rack on my softtop when nsw had many of these!


AJMBLAZER if you still have 4.5 years on your 03 warrenty!!!  how long is it?

suzuki still only had 3year 60,000 warranty when i got mine.

In '03 Suzuki America made their warranty a fully transferable 7 year 100,000 mile limited warranty.  When we bought ours in the beginning of '03 we were offered the option of upgrading to a 7 year 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.  It wasn't too much so we went for it.


Then a year later the Suzuki dealership closed and now the nearest one is 3 hours away but...

I'd have loved to have an LSD option...or anything...electric lockers, traction assist, traction control, you name it?

I know ARB lockers are cheaper in the US, but for me getting the traction control kit and paying
more for GV brackets was still far cheaper than ONE locker installed by ARB here in Oz.

It should be up and running tomorrow (monday for thoses lagging behind  )
It has been a lot of work putting it in but has been a rewarding experience for me to try
with only limitied mechanical experience. Once I've set it up properly and give it a good test
i'll report back with an opinion and maybe a vid or two.

I asked Charles from Haultech if he would send a kit to the US and he said he probably would.
All up it only weighs 20kg so postage shouldn't be a huge issue.

Keep us posted.

Well I don't believe it, its all gone to sh*t temporarily.

The brake place that was going to do my lines today decided
to pull out at the last minute. He got scared for some reason,
I think someone had a whisper in his ear about uncertified mods
and liability.
I am so angry, he could have said this a week ago when I showed him
exactly what to do and booked it in. Now I will have to get it approved
first or find another shop that does good work and wait to get in.

Sorry about the delay, but I'm sure the results will be worth the wait. I'm waiting for results too! ARBs are also expensive here (in the 1000€ range each, plus compressor, plus installation, so you're looking at around 2500€, and you need some thirds too), so this is very interesting!

So, where does this stand now?  Any luck finding an installer??

Okay I decided to proceed with the legitimate approach, submitting an application to the transport department so I could have the mods registered and satisfy the brake shops need to have it all above board.
I couldn't get any documentation from the supplier (things like the cylinder pressure test reports etc) so I submitted the application myself trying to sound as much like an engineer as I could. I contacted the authorities a few weeks ago to see why I hadn't heard back from them after six weeks (applications take 1-2 weeks) and surprise surprise they had contacted Haultech and were waiting on them to respond to their request for some additional info.
I must say I'm impressed they didn't just flat-out reject my application based on insufficient documentation, but went to the bother of phoning the contacts I listed for the supplier and installer to try to get the thing approved.
It's a shame that the company that sold me the kit can't be bothered to provide a few bits of info so I can actually use the product I paid for nearly 4 months ago. I know that the Traction Control Kit is not their bread and butter but rather more of a hobby project that was supposed to take off one day, but at this rate I don't think it ever will if they are not prepared to support it properly and therefore I'm not going to recommend it to anyone either.
 If I had the chance right now I would definately take my money back, but I think at this stage i'll just have to wait to see how it plays out. If I do get it up and running I will still be left a little sour from the experience and next year my main 4wding location will become permanently inaccessible so I won't have much use for it either. This was to be my treat for selling my GTR (2 years of mod hell finally over), I should have learned my lesson. 

One other thing, one of the 4 solenoids on the main control unit had a leak so I sent it back to be fixed or replaced - that was 8 weeks ago...