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Kmart2352 · 02-12-2010, 11:47 AM

I like 2wd, like mine because i like a more of a street pounder then a trail rider

Jim85IROC · 02-12-2010, 01:39 PM

It's got to be 4x4 for me. There really isn't very much that a 2wd truck can do better than a car.

konajoe · 02-12-2010, 02:27 PM

4wd for me... a truck without a transfer case and front axle is just another car.

Seriously, the ability to shift the transfer case into 2/4 wheel hi or low and lock/unlock the hubs when you need it sold me on four wheel drive. You always have it when you need it.

Mr Pops · 02-12-2010, 02:38 PM

Thats a tough one.. If its a 2wd, you gotta lower it, if its a 4x, you gotta lift it! I couldn't decide what I liked better, so I got one of each! That way I can have multiple personalities depending on my mood.. I got the air ride blazer for summer daily driving and cruisin, and I got the lifted crewcab for when I feel like more of a redneck! ..its a good work truck too.

74 C-30 · 02-12-2010, 03:09 PM

4x4
my buddy just put 38s on his 84, nothing more needs to me said lol

Tony@AirRideTech · 02-12-2010, 03:44 PM

Both.... Got a lifted 90 Suburban, gears... lockers front and rear.... and Ive got my C30 crew cab dually lowered on air

1973GMC_1500 · 02-12-2010, 07:53 PM

I prefer 4x4, but have had a few 2x's. They really do suck though, I can barely make it up my driveway in winter.

"Lowered trucks are for guys who can't get it up"

I like lifted trucks.

2badgn · 02-12-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 1973GMC_1500

I prefer 4x4, but have had a few 2x's. They really do suck though, I can barely make it up my driveway in winter.

"Lowered trucks are for guys who can't get it up"

I like lifted trucks.

This is funny. While I prefer 2wd, its so true that I can barely make it up my snow covered driveway! Who knows, maybe Ill convert to 4x4 some day. I just think that 2wd trucks look much cleaner.

But doesnt having a differential up front complicate things?

1973GMC_1500 · 02-12-2010, 08:09 PM

When you're not using 4WD very often you unlock the hubs, so nothing is turning in the front end anyway. I never thought anything was "complicated" about it. I've grown up around 4WDs, and it's a necessity living on a gravel road in the country.
2wds can make good DD's though- I'm looking at a '93 F150 300 I6 5 speed.

Benelli · 02-12-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 2badgn

This is funny. While I prefer 2wd, its so true that I can barely make it up my snow covered driveway! Who knows, maybe Ill convert to 4x4 some day. I just think that 2wd trucks look much cleaner.

But doesnt having a differential up front complicate things?

There's a little less room to work is all really. Some of the parts are different to, of course.

blazin · 02-12-2010, 08:18 PM

in alberta, canada.. 2wd's are pointless.

Tex_50613 · 02-12-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Benelli

There's a little less room to work is all really. Some of the parts are different to, of course.

not nessacerally, I can change a pan gasket in my 4x4 without having to pull the motor, the 2wd I use to have way back would have inpossable to even think about doing that

Benelli · 02-12-2010, 09:42 PM

I've only worked on one 2wd and it was transmission work, not engine work.

I guess now that I think how the motor sits in 2wd vs 4wd that makes sense, Tex.

87 STEPPER · 02-12-2010, 09:47 PM

I have seen a badass 4x4 stepper that i wish i had i'v allways wanted 1 to match my 2x4 stepper.

Thing is most of the show 4x4's never even see dust let alone dirt or even that real dirty word mud lol! so whats the point but the show n go lowered 2x4 get driven on the streets like it's suppose to be!

glock35ipsc · 02-12-2010, 11:05 PM

Like 'em both. My 2wd for cruising in the warm weather, and my 4wd so I can get out of the driveway when it snows. That's why I have one of each.... minimum!

Rollinsqrbdy · 02-13-2010, 12:15 AM

I got em both. One day i wanna ride high the next is low and slow. 4x4's are needed in some places more and in others its just pointless to have a 4x4. They both look bad a$$ when they got some $$$$$$$$ in em.

Heres the face off

Hubscrub · 02-13-2010, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Restrorob

2wd = less moving parts to wear out/break.....

i have both but i drive my 2wd most of the time, and use my 4wd to pull my 2wd out of the muddy yard

motornut · 02-14-2010, 10:50 PM

4x4 reason? WINTER aka SNOW.Hated getting stuck in the two wheeler burban,and then snappin a u joint .Also i can do most of the work under it i can do with out jacking it up,and slide under the running boards....forget that on my 78 two wheeler boards, it wedged out my cell once didn't notice till i moved the truck hmmm what was that crunch?

Yup 4X4

Jonboy · 02-14-2010, 11:12 PM

I've had both. I like them both, but it depends on the application. There isn't a whole lot of need for a 4WD where I am at, but if a clean 73-75 Blazer came my way, it wouldn't matter if it was 2 or 4 wheel drive, I would need it either way.

andrewmp6 · 02-15-2010, 03:15 AM

I love all fords gm and even some jeeps.If its a daily driver i rather have a 2wd but a 4x4 is great off road or muding.

jayman68 · 02-15-2010, 03:50 AM

In my hotrod truck I say 2wd. I do not have much, if any call for 4x4, and when I do I have the sidekick. Better smoke show in a 2wd.

erikgto · 02-15-2010, 05:10 AM

2 wd all the way!!!

No fan of 4x4 road handling
I like the lower stance
Easier to get in and out of

89muscletruck · 02-15-2010, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by blazin

in alberta, canada.. 2wd's are pointless.

Not true. On the family farm we have gone without a 4x4 for decades. We get alot of snow but it tends to form drifts as it blows away, and it is not hard to get through. Despite the fact that we get some REALLY big drifts.
I'm not convinced that 4wd is essential up here, infact it seems like most people who own them don't need them (ie live in town or city), or have no idea how to drive them. I have seen people getting stuck with 4x4's in places where I have gone through with my 2wd.
IMHO if you can get stuck someplace with a 2 wheel drive then you had no buisness driving there in the first place....
Not to say the some 4x4's out there arn't REALLY cool, they just seem redundant to me most of the time.

Mr.Scary · 02-15-2010, 12:35 PM

2 wheel all tha way!!! nothing else

Scootin 81 C20 · 02-15-2010, 07:29 PM

I like 4x4's more than 2x4's. 4x4's are good for many things, like pulling out your friends in the winter time, good for getting to tough places, and they're fun to boot. The only major downside I've noticed is that the gear ratio's have to match for it to work properly.

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02-12-2010, 11:47 AM	#26
Kmart2352 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Saco, Maine Posts: 151	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? I like 2wd, like mine because i like a more of a street pounder then a trail rider __________________ 87 2wd GMC Sierra Classic. 86 4wd GMC Sierra Classic. 95 2wd GMC Sierra. 96 2wd Chevrolet S-10.

02-12-2010, 01:39 PM	#27
Jim85IROC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Readsboro, VT Posts: 502	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? It's got to be 4x4 for me. There really isn't very much that a 2wd truck can do better than a car. __________________ 1987 GMC Sierra Classic 3500 454 TH400 My Sounddomain Page

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konajoe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 63	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? 4wd for me... a truck without a transfer case and front axle is just another car. Seriously, the ability to shift the transfer case into 2/4 wheel hi or low and lock/unlock the hubs when you need it sold me on four wheel drive. You always have it when you need it. __________________ 05 1500 Crew Cab 79 K10 Scottsdale 71 K10/Custom 85 K30 CrewCab 72 Camaro

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Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? Thats a tough one.. If its a 2wd, you gotta lower it, if its a 4x, you gotta lift it! I couldn't decide what I liked better, so I got one of each! That way I can have multiple personalities depending on my mood.. I got the air ride blazer for summer daily driving and cruisin, and I got the lifted crewcab for when I feel like more of a redneck! ..its a good work truck too. __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

02-12-2010, 03:09 PM	#30
74 C-30 Dually Pride Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NH Posts: 540	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? 4x4 my buddy just put 38s on his 84, nothing more needs to me said lol __________________ If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand. '74 Chevy C-30 350/4 speed/dually '94 Ford Ranger

02-12-2010, 03:44 PM	#31
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? Both.... Got a lifted 90 Suburban, gears... lockers front and rear.... and Ive got my C30 crew cab dually lowered on air

02-12-2010, 07:53 PM	#32
1973GMC_1500 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oran, IA Posts: 78	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? I prefer 4x4, but have had a few 2x's. They really do suck though, I can barely make it up my driveway in winter. "Lowered trucks are for guys who can't get it up" I like lifted trucks. __________________ '87 GMC K2500 Factory 6.2 Diesel, 4 speed. Converted to 350 (has cracked block) converting back to 6.2 '82 [COLOR="Sienna"]Cadillac Coupe Deville 350 DIESEL '93 Chev S10 2.8L 5 speed '98 GMC K1500 Z71 ext cab shortbox 6.5 DIESEL '96 Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke

02-12-2010, 08:09 PM	#34
1973GMC_1500 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oran, IA Posts: 78	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? When you're not using 4WD very often you unlock the hubs, so nothing is turning in the front end anyway. I never thought anything was "complicated" about it. I've grown up around 4WDs, and it's a necessity living on a gravel road in the country. 2wds can make good DD's though- I'm looking at a '93 F150 300 I6 5 speed. __________________ '87 GMC K2500 Factory 6.2 Diesel, 4 speed. Converted to 350 (has cracked block) converting back to 6.2 '82 [COLOR="Sienna"]Cadillac Coupe Deville 350 DIESEL '93 Chev S10 2.8L 5 speed '98 GMC K1500 Z71 ext cab shortbox 6.5 DIESEL '96 Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke

02-12-2010, 08:18 PM	#36
blazin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: edmonton alberta canada Posts: 496	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? in alberta, canada.. 2wd's are pointless.

02-12-2010, 09:42 PM	#38
Benelli Watchin the rust grow Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Nebraska Posts: 950	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? I've only worked on one 2wd and it was transmission work, not engine work. I guess now that I think how the motor sits in 2wd vs 4wd that makes sense, Tex. __________________ 1979 Chevy K10 (H/D Front end) - 350 w/ Holley Truck Avenger, Weinald Intake manifold, headers, bored .060 over, mild cam, Built up TH350 (TranStar Shift kit) with a part-timed NP203 t-case SOLD ($3,000) 1997 Chevy Silverado 1500 - 4.3 vortec, extended cab, 21 highway MPG, stock. "Red" SOLD ($3,000) 1987 Toyota 4wd Pick-up - work in progress, future DD SOLD ($1,850) 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 5spd Quad cab - old 12 valve with some work done 2004 Chevy Silverado - Black, 4x4, 5.3L, stock for now Underneath that rust is a heart of gold

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87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Re: What do u like beter 2wd OR 4wd Truck? I have seen a badass 4x4 stepper that i wish i had i'v allways wanted 1 to match my 2x4 stepper. Thing is most of the show 4x4's never even see dust let alone dirt or even that real dirty word mud lol! so whats the point but the show n go lowered 2x4 get driven on the streets like it's suppose to be! __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

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motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: What do u like better 2wd OR 4wd Truck? 4x4 reason? WINTER aka SNOW.Hated getting stuck in the two wheeler burban,and then snappin a u joint .Also i can do most of the work under it i can do with out jacking it up,and slide under the running boards....forget that on my 78 two wheeler boards, it wedged out my cell once didn't notice till i moved the truck hmmm what was that crunch? Yup 4X4 __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350



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