I buy 2wd cuz of the 5ers. I got 4.10 in this one cuz I don't have 4w lo for creeping. I'm happy with it! I did the same when I lived in CO. - no problems. Craig

 

i wont run nothing but 4wd cuz when you need it it is nice to have plus it helps the truck keep resale value even with hi miles and stay away from 4;10's unless the truck is an auto. the 3:73's pull just fine

 

are you kidding or what. I have relatives in sulphur springs,and they all have 4x4's. most every truck I see is too. not saying there aren't any, but I bet the 4x4's out number the 2wd by at least 4to 1.

 

Personally I like 2wd just because of less maintenance, better fuel economy and better handling. But I spend most of my time on the road and hard packed gravel/rock roads. Getting rid of the street biased tires and going with all terrains helps.

MikeyB

 

Get a 4x4, it's a MAN thing.

 

I live in New England, Massachusetts and trying to buy myself a 2wd truck is almost impossible. I had a 4wd once for 3 years and put it in 4wd 4 or 5 times. For towing I wouldn't go any other way than 2wd. I've been camping up and down the east cost for a good 30 years, from Maine to Key West and can't every remember a time that I needed 4wd. But to each their own.

Also, when people start telling you about getting it back in the end, (resale value), you have to pay for it up front too. Then all that extra work maintaining it, tires, U-joints, another diff. And now flipping the axles on your trailer. If it's the COOL thing about having a 4wd, then go for it.

Oh, and the front of my truck is heavy too with this engine, but with a 10,000lb 5er on back its a little heaver in the rear.

Also, I'm not trying to start a fight with anyone, sorry, only feel very strongly about it, sorry again.

 

I ALMOST got a 2x4 demo. The price was attractive, however, I chose the 4x4. I'm really glad, too I hve to use 4x4 everytime I park the fiver at the storage lot. It is not pavement nor is it muddy. But the softer, sandy ground makes the rear wheels loose traction. Using the 4x4 trasnfer case in 4L when backing keeps the tranny cooler, too. PCM

 

Well, guess I have to be the odd ball. I agree 100% with dieseldo - - I have owned a bunch of 4x4's and 2x's. I run a 2wd, pull a 16000 pound fiver and have never needed 4wd. I dry camp on lakes and river beds. I have been to Newfoundland, Alaska, Mexico, in snow storms, on ice fields, camped on the beach in Baja - - never needed 4wd. I think with some people a 4wd is a macho thing - - they like the high truck. I don't. Just my personal preference. The 2wd typically turns tighter, rides better and drives better. There may be a slight edge in mileage on the 2x. No problems hooking up to a fiver due to truck height. To me, a 2wd was a no brainer. I had a 4wd for this same fiver (2500 V10) and I much prefer driving this 2wd. Love it. Now, if I were heading back into the Florida swamp, I would have a 4x, no question.

Bob

 

Have to agree with Bob.

 

I went the 4X route because of where we play. Sand is a whole nother animal I regularly pull my rig out on the sand and have not been stuck. I have had
2X in the past and I know for sure it would not go some of the places I have been with our trailer. I guess it all depends on you type of camping. If I didn't think I needed it I would go 2X for all the reasons previously stated.

 

I agree with FiverBob. It was not mentioned,but limited slip is a big 2WD +, especially with good AT tires. If you go off raod occaisonally, you do not need 4WD. Saves 450lbs, better ride, less maintenace. With 4.10 gears, creeper Lo not needed.
At the end of the day, it all depends on what you want, where you are going to drive.

 

I'm with you Al, I know a lot of guys feel like they just have to have 4wd, but I've got friends who gave up on the Cummins all together because of the front end problems they had w/ their rigs. 4x4 is great, and you can get more for the truck later, but like you said, you WILL be doing a lot more front end repair/maint than you would w/ a 2wd rig

I've ALWAYS had 2wd trucks, and I bought them because I knew I didn't NEED 4wd.

now, I briefly had a 98 4x4, but I got a great deal on it, and the guy had JUST gone through the entire front end. I sold it before I ever had any problems with it.

I bought my '04 because I got a KILLER deal on it... my driver's upper ball joint just started popping on me and the truck just turned 60k miles

I had a 2wd '03, and I LOVED it... drove like a car with that rack/pinion setup!

 

4x4 always for me and I have been thankful to have it many times. However it isn't a must for everyone. It just comes in handy especially out at the lake where I park my travel trailer. There is a slight incline with a turn I have to back up in some grass, and a 2wd simply couldn't do it. I have used it many other times as well especially this past winter.

 

I will say 4x4, but that is because all my trucks are 4x4.

Not trying to start anything but 2x4 is a piece of wood. The correct way of saying it is 4x2. As in 4 wheels being powered by 2. Not 2 wheels being powered by 4. Sorry I'm done now.

 

I am currently on vacation. I just had to use 4wheel drive to get into my camping spot. It is a normal run of the mill campground with full hookups. It's down by Branson Missouri where there are some hills. The site is a back in to gravel and road is asphalt. While the site itself is level, the road the truck was on to back it in was up hill. It had been raining and the ground was wet. It would not back up that hill until I put it in 4wheel.