Just wanna see what people have to say about the 4 AND 2 wheel drive super duties

 

Me? Would not own anything but 4WD. Also, I don't see very many 2WD Superdutys around town or on the lots. Tells me my opinion is not unusual.

 

always go 4wd. Maybe it is just me but seems more solid, plus rear ends in a 2wd are light. Well they all are for that matter till you get a load. But in winter weather you can always use the 4wd to assist.

Plus I like to know that I can go where I want too...that is as soon as I get rid of these conti hwy slicks!

 

For me, if my truck did not have 4wd, it might just
as well not have an engine.

I think some people probably can get by without 4x4,
but I depend on it.

john

2005 EXCURSION LIMITED-options (everything) equipped Eddie Bauer edition 4X4 PSD
4" FabTech lift/level, Bilstein $$ mono-gas shocks, Rancho Steering Stabilizer
Silverstar 9005 fog and H13ST headlights + wiring mod to run high beam and fogs together,
BFG 315/75/16 AT KO's on Factory Mags, 22" front and 18" rear rain-x wipers, Auto
-zone aftermarket voltage gauge, LANDYOT Generation II Radius Rods, EBC green brake pads,
Custom 140 amp surge-proof low RPM alternator, matched Duralast 1K CCA batteries
Ford factory hood insulator, Mojave Pin-Striping

 

Another 4wd here. It's like having a first aid kit, or other emergency preps, it's nice to have it in case you need it. I don't need mine often, but I have it and use it so I don't loose traction. It also helps keep the truck clean since I don't have to spin the tires to keep moving in the loose stuff.

 

I bought my truck as a daily driver and exploring machine. I camp all the time and am foraging through the desert or back in the hills looking for old gold mines to explore. I wouldn't consider anything else but a 4wd with a 6 1/2 foot bed for tools and supplies. What's the point of 16mpg, 4 gallon oil changes, ball joints and $1000 tire replacements if I can't take it off-road? I might as well save a pile of cash (and put my nuts in a jar in the fridge) and get a Honda Civic!

Just my .02

 

Not much of a resale value for pickups or suv's in an area with decent snow amounts like Wi.

 

If you still live in Michigan like your profile states a 2wd would be goo donly if you carried enough weight to get traction and even then you might find it a little hairy at times. I have an 03 f350 4x4 that is worth its weight in the winters in new england

 

I have a 94 F250 supercab longbed with 4WD. I lived in Oregon for about 13 years and in all that time I rarely needed to use 4WD. Usually a couple times in a bad winter. But, when you need 4WD you really need it, or shouldn't be out driving.

4WD is good for snowy or muddy roads, but in city driving and normal roads, like I said, rarely used.

Stopping ability is more improtant than whether you have 4WD on roads. Except, if you are using engine compression to slow you down going down a steep dirt road. Did that just last weekend in the local hills coming back from camp. First time I used 4WD since I returned to California.

Most 2 wheelers are "city" trucks and don't have the heavy duty stuff. But you can get it if you want it. Just not many people who buy 2WD want the heavy stuff. Most 4WD guys in the city just buy it for the looks.

Just my experience,

Jim Henderson

 

It's like this: Having 4-wheel drive is like owning a gun. You'd rather have it, and never need it, instead of need it, and not have it.

That being said, I have a 4x4 PSD Excursion. I recently bought another PSD rig, this time a 2002 F250. I WANTED a 4x4. But finding a short bed F250 with an extended cab, with 4-wheel drive, is hard. It's a rare configuration.

Long bed extended cab 4x4's, yeah. Short bed extended cabs, but with a 6.0, yeah. But extended cab 4x4's with a 7.3L PSD are very hard to find, so I had to settle for a 2-wheel drive truck.

Now, I'll probably never miss having a 4x4 F250, but if I ever need it, I'll wish I had it!

Where I live, it never snows. If I ever go to the snow, it will be with my Excursion. But if you live in a climate where it snows, even if you'll never drive it in the snow, I'd never settle for a 2-wheel drive truck.

Stewart

 

Do I need my 4x4, maybe once or twice a year, but when needed pays for itself. Plus It looks better IMHO :-)

 

If I had to have a two wheel drive I'd go with a small block gas truck to lose some of the weight up front. If your in any soft stuff at all the heavy diesel will dig in and you go nowhere, a 2x4 diesel will get stuck in wet grass or a little bit of sand. I had a friend (chevy lover) that traded his 2x4 Duramax in for a 4x4 1/2 ton because he couldn't get his work trailer anywhere off paved roads without getting stuck. If there's only so much money I could spend on a truck I'd forget the power, cruise, and leather in favor of the 4x4.

 

My truck is my first SD but I fully intend to never have another 2wd truck again. I had a 06 Ram 1500 Mega cab that was 2wd and got it stuck in a ditch while backing a car trailer up to my driveway. Got just a little to far in the ditch and the tongue of the trailer hit the ground and took enough weight off the rear tires to let them spin. 4wd would have been able to roll out no problem but I ended up using a jack to lift the back enough to uncouple the trailer and then the truck could pull itself out of the ditch. Like others have said. It's better to have it and not need it.

 

I want to apologize to Stewart_H for me being suck a jerk. sorry.

 

My SD is a 4X4 and my F-100 is 2wd. In foul weather like snow 4wd is great. I've driven in snow for years with 2wds and they work good with a good posi, good, tires and weight in the bed but a 4X4 is better when similarly equipped. If I live down south and didn't have to drive in snow and up foul mountain roads, I'd have a 2wd with good tires and a good posi or locker out back.