2wd versus 4wd

[Grunt]

I wouldn't be without a 4x4, but I tend to go places where I need it.



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Here's what happens when you are parked on grass and it rains... . I eased out of there (or so I thought) in 2WD. I didn't even realize the tires were spinning until I walked back to the fire pit. If I had put it in 4WD I probably wouldn't have spun a wheel.



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[klenger]

The bottom pic looks like the anti-spin works real good.

 

[chazj]

Grunt: In your upper picture (in the snow) did you have chains on? or where you able to transverse the white stuff with just snow (or the like) tires?



My CTD has gotton suck in less snow than your pic... but then again maybe due to the well worn Michelin LTX tires that had a difficult time cleaning the treads. Have since changed to the more agressive Goodyear Wrangler (w/ Silent Armour technology) and hoping for better results next winter.

 

[Grizzly]

I prefer 4WD for three reasons. First, as already mentioned, you will get back every nickle when you sell it. Second, a 4WD looks a lot better then a 2WD. Third, the few times that you need it, it sure is great to have it.

 

[ZHutton]

you've got a $30k truck and don't have a cell phone



Above from Forrest Nearing



Yep.



And this post is brought to you on the ancient can on a string technology of dial up modems.



I am way under the average income level for someone who owns one of these trucks.



I don't see any need to pay for high speed internet, or cable, or satelite tv, or a cell phone, or a truck payment.



I save money and buy things outright. I work enough to pay the few bills I have, buy the toys I want, and put something back for retirement.



The savings of the above bills basically let me afford the diesel and 4x4 instead of trying to figure out which one to not get.

 

[Jeremiah]

Chirping birds?

Your truck sounds like chirping birds? I've been reading the TDR since it was first published and I have never heard a truck described like that. You sure that's not a turbine whistle or something? :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[ZHutton]

Nah, sometimes the banks exhaust sort of covers up the chirping birds a bit though.



The sig will change soon since spring is gone and in a month or two I will be buying some tires and I want to see if I can get some decent miles out of the new tires.

 

[JacksonH]

Nothing beats a 4X4 when splashing a boat on a sliperry ramp Gotta have it!!! :-laf

 

[Jeremiah]

Well, you and I have the same truck, or at least I think you do, assuming yours is a SRW. Mine sure doesn't chirp. However, if you'll get yourself some 19. 5" wheels and DH01 Hankooks, your tires and mine could sing a duet. My tires definitely sing on the highway. Not objectionable, but I'd hate for 'em to get louder. With luck, the DH01s should be singing for well over 100,000 miles. Since I've had the truck three years and only have 64,000 miles on it, I expect to be listenin' to 'em for about five more years. However, judging from these threads, there are worse issues I could be worrying about.

 

[JVantreese]

What you need or what you want.

Most people do not need a four wheel drive but many of us just want one. I find with all the weight of the cummin's that this truck is light in the rear when empty. If you stay on paved roads and in warm weather states, then go for the 2 wheel drive.



I like the taller stance of the 4 wd and find that winter and off road to deer camp makes the choice clear for me. Now some would say that a 12K winch is over kill but I still believe that its better to be prepared. Heck my Jeep Wrangler has a winch and my wifes T Blazer has four wheel drive and limited slip.



Life is short..... enjoy!

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

For what it is worth a 4 wheel will help you pulling a boat out of the water up a steep wet ramp. If you are not a boater a two wheel will serve you well if you don't go off road. My theory is that if the roads get so bad with snow and ice that only a 4 wheel can get through it doesn't help much if all the two wheelers are blocking the road. If you know how to drive on snow and ice you can get where you are going if a bunch of cars have not slid into each other and jamed up the highway. I usually have enough tools and junk in the bed that I can get decent traction. When it is glare ice (or frozen rain) you aren't going anywhere unless you put on chains and that in my opinion is the fastest way to knock out a wheel bearing. When I drove semis (16 years) there were a few times I pulled in to a truck stop and went to sleep and the next day things looked good and I continued my run and as I would go along I would see all the cars and trucks that were in the ditch or median. Then I would know I had done the right thing. One time I was going after a load and was running on snow not knowing there was ice underneath the snow. I suspected it but seemed to be going along alright at 35 MPH when I came out from behind a mountain and the wind caught me and I did a 180 and wound up in the ditch going the opposite way. The wing blowing against the side of a 45 ft trailer 13 ft high is a force greater than you can handle. I had thought about wating for daylight and the sun to melt things as it often does but I used poor judgment and paid for it. For me a 4 wheel would be more dificult to get in and out of. I have the steps (a pair of 3 in chrome tubes with rubber pads to step on) which with the extra 1/2 in from larger tires is hard enough without the extra inches a 4 wheel is off the ground. Did not intend for this to be so long. When there is a lot of things to choose from then we have to consider just what we actually need and go from there. REGARDS, Jim, -- email address removed --