2x4 or 4x4

yob_yeknom · 02-24-2001, 04:11 AM

Just curious...

**Kris Guilbeaux** · 02-24-2001, 07:09 PM

where the Place to vote if yours was a 4x2 then became a 4x4?

yob_yeknom · 02-25-2001, 01:20 AM

I'm sure I could throw in an 'other' or 'both' category if you want to be in it all by yourself...

BTW you da man for that conversion. I bet it took a lot of time and hard work. I could never have the patience to do something like that.

yob_yeknom · 03-22-2001, 04:38 PM

Seems to be turning out like I had expected. I did figure the 4x4 2-doors would be a lot closer to the 4x4 4-doors though. Still a lot of votes left to be put in that could change it.

*jimbo74* · 03-29-2001, 07:41 PM

those results look about right. there is another post somewhere that is xl xlt sport etc....the xlt have more than the sports

Rob2000XLT · 04-22-2001, 08:11 PM

Man do I wish I had a 4x4

I got to stop looking at these massive beasts.
Making me depressed.

Carolina Express · 05-16-2001, 10:51 PM

Rob2000XLT - Just put a locker in the rear and you can go most anywhere a standard 4x4 can. Of course a 4x4 with a locker in one or both diffs is even better, but everybody's truck is different, that's why it's fun. Don't worry about the "massive beasts" either, just look at it this way, you can probably get through some trails in the woods that taller rigs would never make without a chain saw. The trail to my favorite fishin' hole's like that, I'm running stock height and I can barely squeeze through!

Duck!!!

rustytr · 05-31-2001, 08:27 AM

I'd have to go with the 4 door 4x4.

BoatsRcool · 06-04-2001, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Carolina Express
Rob2000XLT - Just put a locker in the rear and you can go most anywhere a standard 4x4 can. Of course a 4x4 with a locker in one or both diffs is even better, but everybody's truck is different, that's why it's fun. Don't worry about the "massive beasts" either, just look at it this way, you can probably get through some trails in the woods that taller rigs would never make without a chain saw. The trail to my favorite fishin' hole's like that, I'm running stock height and I can barely squeeze through!

Duck!!!

im gonna have to say that there is NO WAY a 2x4 with the best locker in the world could ever keep up with 4x4 that has low range.. sorrry

J. Kennedy · 06-26-2001, 10:19 PM

SUV manufacturers should not even make 4x2's... they are just ripping people off.

*VBVA* · 06-25-2002, 07:14 PM

Quote:

SUV manufacturers should not even make 4x2's... they are just ripping people off

LOL, thats too funny. My parents are looking at getting a new car/suv. My mom wants a Dodge Durango (cough cough) and my dad wants a Chevy 'Burbon (heave heave). I told them whatever they get it better be a 4x4, cause if it isn't they should just save their money and get another soccer mom minivan.

**james t** · 06-28-2002, 02:16 PM

why not have two? in my "if i ever hit the lottery" dreamworld, i would have my 4 door 2wd with power like Troll, and then have a 2 door with dana 60's and a 5.0 conversion sittin on 37's with Rick's suspnsion. wait a minute, forget the dana's. 2.5 ton Rockwell toploaders and 38 boggers. and a 347 built for torque. cut the top off, full cage front to rear. warn 9000's on the front and back.

Alec · 07-01-2002, 06:25 PM

BoatsRCool, you need to see my truck in action

IMO, I have a kickass 2x4 that can run with 4x4s in most conditions; waiting for my 33's that are in the mail

**Kris Guilbeaux** · 07-01-2002, 08:19 PM

James t, Have you been Talking with Randall and Michael, Sounds like the Same thihg they have been talking about.

Alec, 33's, what made you deside on 33's?

bigbadfred · 07-06-2002, 01:17 PM

A 2x4 is nice if you have some nice rims on it and live in a climate where it doesn't snow like florida or texas but up here in the midwest we get deep snow and slick conditions and that is where 4x4 is needed. I haven't got stuck in snow yet since I had my truck and we have had some deep deep snow. 2x4's aren't worth as much as 4x4's when it comes to selling them unless of course they are customized in a certain way and someone wants it bad.

:p

Cartman · 07-13-2002, 04:20 PM

I have a 2x4 and live in Canada and it is fine, people just need to learn to drive in snow. It is also cheaper to maintain a 2x4 and the steering is a lot better, I drove my friends 4 wheel X (same year, both sports) and the sterring felt so sloppy, others 4x4 have felt the same way.

**Kris Guilbeaux** · 07-13-2002, 04:59 PM

I dotn see how the Steering felt any different in a 96 2x4 to a 4x4 they have most pf the smae parts If you looked at your Frame you will see the mounting points for the Axle. I know on my 92 the steering did not change when I did the 4x4 conversion.

Cartman · 07-13-2002, 07:57 PM

I don't know why but there is a dead spot on all 4x4 that i've driven, if you turn the wheel slightly there is no response, you have to turn it further then 4x2 to get any response.

RoadEnforcer · 08-14-2002, 05:05 PM

I really wish I had gotten a 2x4 sport instead of a 4x4. I hate the fact that I can not lower it past 2-2.5 inches without destroying things.

View Poll Results: 2x4 or 4x4?
2x4 2 doors	14	6.80%
4x4 2 doors	54	26.21%
2x4 4 doors	33	16.02%
4x4 4 doors	105	50.97%
Voters: 206. You may not vote on this poll

02-24-2001, 04:11 AM	#1
yob_yeknom Moderator Emeritus Glade Hill, Virginia '97 XLT & '06 Limited Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,536 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Just curious... __________________ ~ My Mugshot 1997 XLT and 2006 Limited Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Jedi Master Yoda

02-24-2001, 07:09 PM	#2
Kris Guilbeaux Elite Demon Secretary Austin,Tx 92 Nav, 99 Mounty, 98 Ex Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 4,107 Vehicle Specs	where the Place to vote if yours was a 4x2 then became a 4x4? __________________ Kris Guilbeaux Demon4x4.com 1992 Mazda Navajo 4x4 1992 Ford Explorer JPX 4x4 5.0 swap coming soon 1991 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 2dr "Goldilocks" 1999 Mercury Mountaineer V-8 2wd to 4406 4x4

02-25-2001, 01:20 AM	#3
yob_yeknom Moderator Emeritus Glade Hill, Virginia '97 XLT & '06 Limited Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,536 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I'm sure I could throw in an 'other' or 'both' category if you want to be in it all by yourself... BTW you da man for that conversion. I bet it took a lot of time and hard work. I could never have the patience to do something like that. __________________ ~ My Mugshot 1997 XLT and 2006 Limited Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Jedi Master Yoda

03-22-2001, 04:38 PM	#4
yob_yeknom Moderator Emeritus Glade Hill, Virginia '97 XLT & '06 Limited Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,536 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	BUMP Seems to be turning out like I had expected. I did figure the 4x4 2-doors would be a lot closer to the 4x4 4-doors though. Still a lot of votes left to be put in that could change it. __________________ ~ My Mugshot 1997 XLT and 2006 Limited Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Jedi Master Yoda

03-29-2001, 07:41 PM	#5
jimbo74 Elite Ranger NorCal 98 XLT Supercab 4x2 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 17,902 Vehicle Specs*	those results look about right. there is another post somewhere that is xl xlt sport etc....the xlt have more than the sports __________________ My Truck

04-22-2001, 08:11 PM	#6
Rob2000XLT Wannabe Elite Explorer Charlotte, NC '00 XLT Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 212 Vehicle Specs	Man do I wish I had a 4x4 I got to stop looking at these massive beasts. Making me depressed. __________________ 2000 XLT 4dr 2wd Explorer 4.0 SOHC Westin Safari Bar with Hella 500's and Piaa 520's Saleen Rear Sway Bar with ES Polyeurthene Bushings Pioneer Premier DEH-P740MP with JL Audio TR570-CX

05-16-2001, 10:51 PM	#7
Carolina Express Wannabe Elite Explorer North Carolina '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 1999 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	Rob2000XLT - Just put a locker in the rear and you can go most anywhere a standard 4x4 can. Of course a 4x4 with a locker in one or both diffs is even better, but everybody's truck is different, that's why it's fun. Don't worry about the "massive beasts" either, just look at it this way, you can probably get through some trails in the woods that taller rigs would never make without a chain saw. The trail to my favorite fishin' hole's like that, I'm running stock height and I can barely squeeze through! Duck!!!

05-31-2001, 08:27 AM	#8
rustytr Wannabe Elite Explorer Leadville, Colorado 2000 Sport Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 2,154 Vehicle Specs	I'd have to go with the 4 door 4x4. __________________ Troy 00' Sport 4.0 SOHC, Stock. No more 2002 Land Rover Discovery Series II From Leadville, Co. Currently in Denver 3

06-26-2001, 10:19 PM	#10
J. Kennedy Wannabe Elite Explorer Acton, Mass 1995 XLT Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 330 Vehicle Specs	SUV manufacturers should not even make 4x2's... they are just ripping people off. __________________ 1995 XLT with: DRYER HOSE!, Add-a-Leafs, Edelbrock shocks, Powerstop drilled discs w/ 911 pads, Energy Susp urethane end link & sway bushings, Electric fan. oh, and FORD SUCKS!

06-28-2002, 02:16 PM	#12
james t moderation Texarkana AR/TX 94 SAS sport Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,267 Vehicle Specs	why not have two? in my "if i ever hit the lottery" dreamworld, i would have my 4 door 2wd with power like Troll, and then have a 2 door with dana 60's and a 5.0 conversion sittin on 37's with Rick's suspnsion. wait a minute, forget the dana's. 2.5 ton Rockwell toploaders and 38 boggers. and a 347 built for torque. cut the top off, full cage front to rear. warn 9000's on the front and back. __________________ my rebuild

07-01-2002, 06:25 PM	#13
Alec Elite Moderator Houston, Texas 2008 JK Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 16,061 Vehicle Specs	BoatsRCool, you need to see my truck in action IMO, I have a kickass 2x4 that can run with 4x4s in most conditions; waiting for my 33's that are in the mail __________________ Alec "Dr. Candlepower" Rosenbaum Daily: 2008 JK Gone: EE "Splat", 2003 VW GTI VR6, 85 Bronco project

07-01-2002, 08:19 PM	#14
Kris Guilbeaux Elite Demon Secretary Austin,Tx 92 Nav, 99 Mounty, 98 Ex Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 4,107 Vehicle Specs	James t, Have you been Talking with Randall and Michael, Sounds like the Same thihg they have been talking about. Alec, 33's, what made you deside on 33's? __________________ Kris Guilbeaux Demon4x4.com 1992 Mazda Navajo 4x4 1992 Ford Explorer JPX 4x4 5.0 swap coming soon 1991 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 2dr "Goldilocks" 1999 Mercury Mountaineer V-8 2wd to 4406 4x4

07-06-2002, 01:17 PM	#15
bigbadfred Wannabe Elite Explorer West Allis, Wisconsin 1993 XLT Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 515 Vehicle Specs	4x4 all the way A 2x4 is nice if you have some nice rims on it and live in a climate where it doesn't snow like florida or texas but up here in the midwest we get deep snow and slick conditions and that is where 4x4 is needed. I haven't got stuck in snow yet since I had my truck and we have had some deep deep snow. 2x4's aren't worth as much as 4x4's when it comes to selling them unless of course they are customized in a certain way and someone wants it bad. :p __________________ Big Bad Fred 1993 Ford Explorer XLT

07-13-2002, 04:20 PM	#16
Cartman Wannabe Elite Explorer Waterloo, Ontario '96 Sport Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 537 Vehicle Specs	4x4 are not needed by 95% of buyers I have a 2x4 and live in Canada and it is fine, people just need to learn to drive in snow. It is also cheaper to maintain a 2x4 and the steering is a lot better, I drove my friends 4 wheel X (same year, both sports) and the sterring felt so sloppy, others 4x4 have felt the same way. __________________ Pioneer Premier DEH P-750MP HU, RF FNX 2514 components, Pioneer 6x8 2 way speakers, MTX 4244 amp, MTX 6500D, MTX 9512-44 Subwoofer, Stinger wiring, Streetglow interior neons. Westin Sportsmen Grille Guard Cartman's Website

07-13-2002, 04:59 PM	#17
Kris Guilbeaux Elite Demon Secretary Austin,Tx 92 Nav, 99 Mounty, 98 Ex Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 4,107 Vehicle Specs	I dotn see how the Steering felt any different in a 96 2x4 to a 4x4 they have most pf the smae parts If you looked at your Frame you will see the mounting points for the Axle. I know on my 92 the steering did not change when I did the 4x4 conversion. __________________ Kris Guilbeaux Demon4x4.com 1992 Mazda Navajo 4x4 1992 Ford Explorer JPX 4x4 5.0 swap coming soon 1991 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 2dr "Goldilocks" 1999 Mercury Mountaineer V-8 2wd to 4406 4x4

07-13-2002, 07:57 PM	#18
Cartman Wannabe Elite Explorer Waterloo, Ontario '96 Sport Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 537 Vehicle Specs	I don't know why but there is a dead spot on all 4x4 that i've driven, if you turn the wheel slightly there is no response, you have to turn it further then 4x2 to get any response. __________________ Pioneer Premier DEH P-750MP HU, RF FNX 2514 components, Pioneer 6x8 2 way speakers, MTX 4244 amp, MTX 6500D, MTX 9512-44 Subwoofer, Stinger wiring, Streetglow interior neons. Westin Sportsmen Grille Guard Cartman's Website

08-14-2002, 05:05 PM	#19
RoadEnforcer Wannabe Elite Explorer Philadelphia, PA 2001 Sport Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle Specs	I really wish I had gotten a 2x4 sport instead of a 4x4. I hate the fact that I can not lower it past 2-2.5 inches without destroying things. __________________ MugShot Sound: Alpine IVA-D300 touchscreen DVD player, 500/1 JL amp, 12" JL W7, Boston Tweets and mids with a 300/4 JL amp Outside: Removed roof rack, Billet Grille top and lower and all explorer letters removed. Performance: KNN Gen II Air Intake, Gibson Exhaust

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