I don't doubt you one bit. I just mentally always saw it as a 2wd single cab thing. At the dealership I always see the Supercabs beds sitting a pinch taller than Supercrews, so granted they weigh in the same there is more weight on the rear of the Supercrew helping put weight to the axle.

 

They are no doubt heavier, but according to the charts for weight that I've seen, the Scab 5.5' 4x2 w/5.4L is 5072 lbs, the Screw 5.5' 4x2 is 5188. That's 116 lbs heavier, and all in the middle of the truck. The 300lbs of sand sitting right on top of the axle changes it quite a bit for either truck. I suppose you could just find 3-200lbs guys to ride around in the back seat and get something of the same affect, lol.

 

never needed any weight in either my 87 ranger Scad 2wd, 01 Ranger Scab 2wd or my 07 F150 Scab 2wd.

Just stop thinking you drive a TGV and you should be good.

We have our fare share of snow in quebec

 

I only use 200 lbs....2wd supercrew with winter tires on the back...

 

Why do you want to stay out of 4WD?
You can shift on the fly, right?

The only reason I can think of is to save fuel.
But putting weight in the bed will hurt your fuel economy all winter.
Using 4WD occasionally will only hurt the fuel economy when you use it.

Adding weight will not help with braking.
Adding weight will not help with cornering.
The only thing that weight provides is traction when accelerating.

I have never found a problem with my truck in 4WD.
I would rather run around light all winter and turn on 4WD when I hit the snow.

Just my .02

 

Adding weight doesn't not knock off too much mileage if any. It's like adding 2 people in the cab. I'll take the extra traction anyday

 

Well now that he updated the original post that he's got 4WD, I don't know why you'd bother with the weight. The fuel mileage wouldn't suffer a ton, but I don't see it providing any advantage that turning the 4WD on wouldn't do. It's good to use the 4WD system frequently anyway to keep the parts moving.