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Old 10-12-2010, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bigmac18
Why would it matter to ANYONE else what I do to MY truck???
If I had a 4x4, I would have been off-road the exact same amount of time....ZERO!
So why bother with the expense of the 4x4 when I would never need it? But I like the looks of a lifted truck, so who are you to tell me I can't do that?

And I have done both (lifted and lowered) so I am a truly unbiased opinion on this.

I've long had a philosophy on this which is simply "it's your truck, your $, do whatever the hell you want to do to it and the hell with what everybody else thinks!"...
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 10:10 AM
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y is every one lifting up 2wd trucks? i just dont get it wats the point. where i come from u lift it up to go through deeper mud and get bigger tires. i dont see very many lifted 2wd trucks goin muddin so y lift it. if im goin to spend the money on a lift and tires it better be 4wd. 2wd are ment to be low and fast.
My truck is big, tall and fast.
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 11:18 AM
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I've owned both, and never, not once, used 4WD. Lifting barely get's clearence anyway. You lift a thrid gen that started with the fact 20s, and you'd have to go to 40" tires just to get 3.5" of clearence. It's all about look. body lift and suspension lift only function is for larger tires, which barely gives any clearence. The rear end and front end are still sitting low. Trucks look good lifted, who cares if they have a transfer case or not.
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by outcast
y is every one lifting up 2wd trucks? i just dont get it wats the point. where i come from u lift it up to go through deeper mud and get bigger tires. i dont see very many lifted 2wd trucks goin muddin so y lift it. if im goin to spend the money on a lift and tires it better be 4wd. 2wd are ment to be low and fast.
like buying a ram without a hemi hahaha
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 01:15 PM
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i have a 4x4, (gonna be lifted soon) only because i live in canada (snow and ice) if i didn't have snow i'd lift a 2wd because i like the look, also 2wd's are less expensive and have less maintenance, are lighter and can tow more.

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like buying a ram without a hemi hahaha
lol
 

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Old 10-12-2010, 01:37 PM
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and can tow more.

Yes but a 4wd can pull more.
 

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Old 10-12-2010, 03:19 PM
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screw you bullet, i got ram with out a hemi and its a sick sob....i got a way better price than most im sure....that y i got mine, and who cares if they wanna lift or lower hammer is right its my truck my money and i drive it si if i wanna dropp it i will if i wanna lift i will....i buy stuff for me and only me....and i show my truck too, and i get odd looks but when they look and see whats done it makes a lil diff not much but guess what I enjoy it....and bullet you know im screwing with yah good luck this week with your project....
 
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Old 10-12-2010, 03:46 PM
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Your money, your choice. My 2wd see's alot of off road terrain and I've never had any problems going through some thick deep mud, Even though it's just leveled. And Nick, that was pretty funny, FML lol
 
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My 2wd sees no off road but if I had a 4wd it wouldnt either. Does that mean I need an import?
 
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Originally Posted by traker1001
I have seen 2wd trucks that can get farther while going offroad than most 4wd's. After you have seen a 2wd drive truck pass thru mudholes that most 4wd's get stuck in while trying, You no long ask that question. Of course most of them had lockers.

Then again, I have seen 4wd vehicles that haven't seen so much as a gravel driveway. Spoke to one lady who was actually surprised to find out her pathfinder had 4wd.

2wd isn't only for the street. Course I don't understand at all why the people who do it for looks do it at all. But hey, To each there own.
Ok i am gonna call BS on 2wd going farther than 4x4's in the mud or anything offroad..... I have seen more mudholes and more offraoding than over half of the dudes on this forum and i have seen my share of 4x4's and 4x2's offroad and not once have i ever seen a lifted 4x2(even if they had lockers) go further than a lifted 4x4 or even go further than a non lifted 4x4....... but i am not going to judge you, if u want to lift ur 4x2 then do it! why the hell not? its ur damn truck ( but i will give u my number when u need pulled out when u go down a muddy hill and cant make it back up ).... but im just like hammer, where i live i need a 4x4 truck, my dad sold his old dodge 2500 2001 4x2 diesel because he coudnt even make up the dang driveway when it snow'd..... But its ur truck do what u want
 

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