WTF is a 4x2?
Apr 10, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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"Anybody that is concerned of a few scratches isnt a real offroader"
"If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig."
You heard it here first folks. RigRunner is the philosopher el supremo
"If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig."
You heard it here first folks. RigRunner is the philosopher el supremo
Apr 10, 2005 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Memphis4X4
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......
I think it is just Marketing BS to allign the SUV market with the truck market that uses the 4x2 terminology.
I think my '91 4WD Runner should really be called a 4x3. The rear has only one drive wheel and both front wheels are drive wheels.
I think it is just Marketing BS to allign the SUV market with the truck market that uses the 4x2 terminology.
I think my '91 4WD Runner should really be called a 4x3. The rear has only one drive wheel and both front wheels are drive wheels.
Do you have a broken rear axle? or do you have a front locker?
Either case a stock 91 4x4 has open diffs, so you only have 2 drive wheels.
4x4 should mean 4 wheels that have power to them x 4 fully driven wheels
so with no lockers you have a 4x2
one locker you have a 4x3
2 lockers you have a 4x4
Apr 10, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kyle_22r
yeah, because we all know that 2wd trucks have no purpose in this modern age of roads everywhere!
saying a 2wd truck or 2x4 isn't much of a rig is downright idiotic.
oh, and 4x4 means 4 wheels, all of which can be driven, not 4 speed by 4 wheels.
saying a 2wd truck or 2x4 isn't much of a rig is downright idiotic.
oh, and 4x4 means 4 wheels, all of which can be driven, not 4 speed by 4 wheels.
Apr 10, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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uhm...i think you guys are a little confused to how an open differential works....
if you have a 4x4 and have traction all the wheels have the same amount of torque....on slick turrain the tire with the most about of torque can only have as much as the one slipping....so you wont have traction, a locker or lsd will keep the torque evenly disperced regardless of the slipping wheel....
so if you have 4x2 you have 4 wheels with 2 torque applying wheels....4x4 is 4 wheels with 4 torque ap...well you get it....
if you have a 4x4 and have traction all the wheels have the same amount of torque....on slick turrain the tire with the most about of torque can only have as much as the one slipping....so you wont have traction, a locker or lsd will keep the torque evenly disperced regardless of the slipping wheel....
so if you have 4x2 you have 4 wheels with 2 torque applying wheels....4x4 is 4 wheels with 4 torque ap...well you get it....
Apr 10, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RigRunner
If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig. 4x2: sounds like those Pre-runner pieces of crap they have down in Cali.
that's the most ignorant thing I've seen in a while...some of those trophy trucks are built to go 70mph plus in harsh desert terrain....Can your truck handle that??? and I'm not talkin' about a flat graded roads either....
I've seen some built up "pre-runner pieces of crap" that I'd kill for....and like someone else already mentioned, some of them are 4wd so they can go wherever u go, plus do it faster and better....next time think before u post
Apr 10, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Go in a straight line on even pavement with a 4x4 and all 4 wheels will have traction.
Usually when a truck is refered to as a 4x2, it's a "prerunner" type of truck that has a 4wd suspension, but is missing the t-case and front diff.
Your regular 2wd trucks are never called a 4x2, just a "2wd"
Usually when a truck is refered to as a 4x2, it's a "prerunner" type of truck that has a 4wd suspension, but is missing the t-case and front diff.
Your regular 2wd trucks are never called a 4x2, just a "2wd"
Apr 11, 2005 | 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle_22r
yeah, because we all know that 2wd trucks have no purpose in this modern age of roads everywhere!
saying a 2wd truck or 2x4 isn't much of a rig is downright idiotic.
oh, and 4x4 means 4 wheels, all of which can be driven, not 4 speed by 4 wheels.
saying a 2wd truck or 2x4 isn't much of a rig is downright idiotic.
oh, and 4x4 means 4 wheels, all of which can be driven, not 4 speed by 4 wheels.
Originally Posted by jimabena74
i have an idea, bring your stock 4x4 down here and play with my 4x2, lets see whose truck isnt much of a truck....
and as far as all those pos in cali, a lot of prerunners are actually setup quite nicely and a lot of them are also 4x4s... can you play with that? probably not....
and as far as all those pos in cali, a lot of prerunners are actually setup quite nicely and a lot of them are also 4x4s... can you play with that? probably not....
Originally Posted by Scofco
"Anybody that is concerned of a few scratches isnt a real offroader"
"If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig."
You heard it here first folks. RigRunner is the philosopher el supremo
"If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig."
You heard it here first folks. RigRunner is the philosopher el supremo
Originally Posted by snwbdr
that's the most ignorant thing I've seen in a while...some of those trophy trucks are built to go 70mph plus in harsh desert terrain....Can your truck handle that??? and I'm not talkin' about a flat graded roads either....
I've seen some built up "pre-runner pieces of crap" that I'd kill for....and like someone else already mentioned, some of them are 4wd so they can go wherever u go, plus do it faster and better....next time think before u post
I've seen some built up "pre-runner pieces of crap" that I'd kill for....and like someone else already mentioned, some of them are 4wd so they can go wherever u go, plus do it faster and better....next time think before u post
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Apr 11, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AxleIke
Actually, 4x2 doesn't make sense. 4x4 was originally a term to apply to a 4 wheel drive truck with a 4 speed transmission. A 4x2 would be a 4 wheel drive truck with a 2 speed transmission. Somewhere along the line someone thought 4x4 meant 4 wheels with 4 wheels driving, but they were wrong. However, it caught on, and now car manufactureres are using it to market SUV's and trucks.
Apr 12, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RigRunner
If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig. 4x2: sounds like those Pre-runner pieces of crap they have down in Cali.
those pieces of crap not only go 70 mph over 3 foot dips, a real pre runner will reach 120 and jump 60 feet. i dont wanna start a thread war or nothing but its diffrent strokes for diffrent folks. your not gonna be able to do that kinda speed over whoops with a transfer case and the low gearing that most 4x4's have.
If a rig isn't 4x4 then its not much of a rig. 4x2: sounds like those Pre-runner pieces of crap they have down in Cali.
those pieces of crap not only go 70 mph over 3 foot dips, a real pre runner will reach 120 and jump 60 feet. i dont wanna start a thread war or nothing but its diffrent strokes for diffrent folks. your not gonna be able to do that kinda speed over whoops with a transfer case and the low gearing that most 4x4's have.
Apr 12, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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Yeah I think the pre-runner is a nice vehicle....if you need a pick up and dont live where it snows then you dont need a 4x4.....what is the point unless you off-road? and how many truck owners offroad .5%?
Only reason I got a 4x4 is because I own a house in MD and it snows quite a bit there sometimes....
Only reason I got a 4x4 is because I own a house in MD and it snows quite a bit there sometimes....
Apr 12, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by CynicX
Yeah I think the pre-runner is a nice vehicle....if you need a pick up and dont live where it snows then you dont need a 4x4.....what is the point unless you off-road? and how many truck owners offroad .5%?
Only reason I got a 4x4 is because I own a house in MD and it snows quite a bit there sometimes....
Only reason I got a 4x4 is because I own a house in MD and it snows quite a bit there sometimes....
Apr 12, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Obviously those of us that don't appreciate 2 wheel drive have never been to a CORR race. http://www.corracing.com/ I've been going since back in 1976 when it was called the Brush run 101 and even raced in the Good Ol Boys heat in 80 and 81 (not a forgiving race for my 79 Yota PU) we had mud holes up to the middle of my doors back then. Ah the good ol days.
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