Just curious my 86 F150 has these 4X2 badges on it, under the F150 badge on the fenders, do they mean anything special?

I've seen at least 30 two wheel drive 80-86 F150s around here and none of them have these badges.

As far as I know the truck came factory with a 3.50 limited slip out back, does that have anything to do with it?

 

You won't see any 1980 or 1981's with these badges, I know this as fact.

I believe they are 1984-1986 or 85-86 etc... but my memory may be cheating. Numberdummy will know for sure.

They don't mean anything special at all really.

I believe they were only used on base models.

 

I always wondered just what the hell a "4 X 2" meant any way?

It's just a 2WD pickup truck.......

 

i dont know i think its like 4 wheels rolling by 2 wheels pushing idk just spittballin here i cant think up why its like that

 

Marketing, sales gimick perhaps.

 

well its a real slap in the face reminder that its not a 4x4 when you're stuck in the mud.. or snow if you're me.

 

It's a common designation, at least over here - 4x4, 6x4, 6x6 etc.
As nflfreak43 says, it's the total no. of wheels (disregarding duals) x the no. of driving wheels

 

E5TZ-16720-A .. Fender Nameplate 4 x 2 / Fits: 1985/88 F150.

MSRP: $12.05 / FTE partsguy.com price: $9.04

What does the 4x2 badge refer to?

It differentiates a 2WD from a 4WD.

 

holy cowl so i was right sort oh man i was just guestemating but i also think i had heard something bout that before

 

I still don't get the whole thing.

If it's not a 4X4, then it has to be 2WD and therefore there is no need for a badge.

It's not just these trucks. I still see it advertised all the time and wish they would just stop already.

You either have 4WD (which we all know you really only have 2WD - one in front and one in back unless you have a LS or a Locker).

Mine is a 3WD. Two in back and one up front.

I wonder if they have a badge for that?

 

A 3X4 eh?

Now that would be a conversation piece.

 

No, it would be a 4 X 3.

 

LMAO, yes it would.

Still just as silly. IMO.

 

I just bought an 86 f150 4x2 300 i6 4speed w/overdrive as well. So i was doing some digging around. 4x2 so far means our truck has the 4x4 frame but only 2wd. 8.8 axle with semi floating rear end(ten blot, square pattern), unlike the full floating of a 4x4. Mine is in good condition, but the engine had been swapped for another straight 6 that only had 81k miles and they have ALL the paperwork showing the trucks history. I paid $1k just because of that. Well and I 82 4x4 with the 351W. Just a ford you know. but anyway that's what i have found out.