2WD or 4x4?
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From: Indiana
H&R is a high performance suspension company. I think they mainly started out making springs, but the do a lot of stuff now. I think Griggs suspension kits use H&R springs, but I could be wrong. But if Griggs does use them, they gotta be good.
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From: Tualatin, OR
I agonized over this very question for weeks and finally decided on the 2WD. ('04 F-150 XLT SCrew w/ 5.4L and 3.55 LSD.) How did I arrive at my decision? I sat down with pen and paper and listed how many days in 5 years that I could honestly say a 4X4 would have been really handy (4, if you're wondering). So for me, the extra $$$$ of a 4X4 in the cost of ownership equation just didn't make sense.
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I live in MA, we get some decent snow storms... The 5-10 times a year I NEEDED 4wd, I was glad I had it! I have seen 2wd trucks get stuck on FLAT ice/snow covered roads (it was my friends f150). It just looked pathetic sitting there, stuck...
I would rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it...
I would rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it...
Tuned
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From: Louisville
Go 4x4
Last winter after a decent snow (maybe 2 to 4 inches), I put my truck in 2wd mode at the end of my driveway to see how it handled. My driveway has a bit of an incline, but not not a bad one. I couldn't move more than a foot in 2wd drive mode without the back end slidding sideways. In 4wd High mode, the truck went up the driveway effertlessly. 
If you have a 2wd F-150, you'll definetly have to put some wieght in the bed.
If you have a 2wd F-150, you'll definetly have to put some wieght in the bed.
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Dont get 4x4 unless you need it. Its mentioned in this thread and everywhere else that 4x4 looks cooler and it does. I have a 4wd that I bought just because it sat higher, had a 4x4 sticker and for bragging rights. It has come in handy a few times and I was glad I had it. To this day I am still not sure which one I would get.
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Sounds like you already know which one you?
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