Chevy432

i own a 4wd truck and i want a 2wd but i cant afford to buy a new vehicle is there a feasible way to convert the 4wd to a 2wd

95 bright teal

Put it in 2wd!!
ok sorry im confused, do you want to lose the weight or what?

pj4553

iTrader: (6)

See if someone will trade. I'm sure most people would love to upgrade to 4WD for no cost.

Chevy432

lose weight and power loss, in other words the 4x4 is slowing my truck down. But what i want to know is what do i need to remove and replace to covert it into a 2wd.. pj4553 that is a splendid idea

InchUp

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I guess to prevent the front wheels from falling off due to no CV shafts (if you were to take out ALL the 4wd stuff...), just unhook the front driveshaft, replace your transmission with a 2wd tranny because the 4wd main shaft is too long just to bolt on a 2wd tail housing (since it has to mate up with your t-case), and get a longer rear driveshaft.

So for $3-5k dollars you'll get a brand new transmission and save maybe 100lbs (t-case + front driveshaft +vacuum actuators = saved weight - weight added from longer driveshaft).

Oh and you'll probably have to modify the trans crossmember since a 4wd is back further than a 2wd.

Have fun.

trever1t

iTrader: (14)

when you get up a little bit in power you will want that 4x4 in there. I could never do what I do without it. Sure there is a little weight and DT los but the payoff is almost no traction issues.

95 bright teal

helps with those 1.6s 60ft!!!!!!^^^^

Chevy432

so from what inch up and trevort1 said i could put all that money under the hood, get more power and have little traction issues thanks guys

trever1t

iTrader: (14)

Exactly. Plus 4x4 will hold better resale value.

viciousknid

iTrader: (8)

I agree. just add power rather than reduce weight.

Put it this way. To go from 2wd to 4wd you have to do a complete frame swap. or a lot of cutting.
On my 2wd before I got the cam put in i was at 280rwhp and couldn't do a wot take off with 20"s without leaving a trail of white smoke.