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2 wheel or 4 wheel drive?
Bscman:
I hunted for years in a 2wd '89 Dakota.
With a locker, an innertube full of sand in the bed, and decent quality tires it did very well. I can't count how many times I met up with guys in 4x4 rigs that had no idea how I made it as far as I did.
That being said, the current rig is 4x4 and I am much more at ease when I take it into the woods. I wouldn't choose to go back to a 2wd, as it can get pretty stressful when conditions get rough....but 4x4 (for me) is only useful in about 10% of my offroad adventures--and most of that account for SNOW.
There are just too many gates in Western WA to get your truck very far back into the rough stuff.
boneaddict:
I got the same advice Goldtip, and followed it just like you did. ;)
ICEMAN:
Actually, one of the main reasons I like having the 4wd, is to save on brakes. Dropping it into lowrange on all those steep hills. I smoked my front bearings and brakes in my old 2wd truck, learning the hills around Leavenworth. ( Steep! :yike: )
bobcat:
Great point Iceman. I would hate to be without low range. In fact most of the time with my Bronco II I drive around the woods in low range without locking the hubs in. I don't need the 4wd but the low range sure does help. A lot of the time I may be in 4th or 5th, but for those steep hills it's sure nice to shift it down into 1st and go into a slow crawl.
Intruder:
--- Quote from: boneaddict on June 20, 2008, 09:03:09 AM ---I got the same advice Goldtip, and followed it just like you did. ;)
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+1 (most of the time anyway)
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