Damn, I REALLY wish I held out for 4WD... I always settle and regret it later.

Anyone else regret not getting 4WD? I don't really need it, but would like to play with it every now and then.

 

Who says you cant have fun with a 2wd???

 

Exactly. Im almost always in 2WD. . .

 

I did the same thing with my last truck. That's why I got this one! I know the feeling.

 

Look in my gallery for some fun things I did with my 2wd

 

I know.. I'm just always teased as the 'wanna-be' of the group. I'm looking into a 6" lift (the 2" autospring got me addicted to the height increase) and the guys that would help install it do Jeeps for a living.. So you could imagine what I hear all day long..

So, just how capable is a 2WD?

 

I regretted not getting 4WD in my last 2 trucks. That's why this time I made sure to get it.

And to answer your question about just how capable 2WD is...
I'm almost always in 2WD when I go off road. The 4WD is kind of a "just in case" safety device. Having 4WD allows you to really see how far you can push your 2WD, just don't get too ballsy, or else you'll find out the limits and really wish you had gotten the 4WD.

 

In my small experience with trucks, 4x4 just decreases your gas mileage and increases the amount of stuff on your truck that can break. For those that are off road every day or every weekend it's necessary, but for most people it's not. People buy it purely because their buddies will make fun of them if they don't. The simple solution to this, of course, is to challenge their 4x4 to a race. Just wait till the lame-*** challenges to 'hook up bumper to bumper' start to fly.

 

That's funny, because all my friends have lowered 4x2's, and I laugh at them when camping or going off pavement is brought up.

 

Take the money that you would spend on a lift and tires and buy a used Jeep or similar. You can probably get one for less than $5000 and you won't have to worry about scratches or dents that you pick up while offroading.

If you just want a show truck, then feel free to lift your 2wd, but if you want performance then you will be happier with a used Jeep.

 

Yes, and all your posts from the last couple weeks since you got your truck involve you worried about making it as fast as a Titan. Not to mention your 0-60 runs and burnout videos. Thanks for proving my point.

 

It's all about looks.. and nothing about performance. I love my truck too much to take it down trails and mud pits. I just love the look and stance, but fear it'll look silly without that front axle.

 

Yeah, it might look a little silly with all that empty space up there. And I hear you about not wanting to get your truck dirty. I drove out to the woods here yesterday after 3 days of rain and that north florida red clay is not good to get all over your truck. I crawled through that stuff so slowly as to not splatter it everywhere I almost sank.

 

Heh.. Exactly.

 

I had 4wd on my last truck and i only used it once in 3 years (didn't really need to either). I opted for the 2wd this time and don't anticipate missing the 4wd. I'm saving the cash to do what some of the guys previously suggested and am going to buy an old jeep or 70 something Bronco. 99.99% of the time your 2wd will serve you just fine. You have a really sweet rig SSpiro!