Member III
17011
Explorer I
Been there many times with my old Ford Ranger 2wd. That was one of the main points that got me to replace it. Even with A/T tires and a limited slip rear, it would still not get me there.True, I have taken my 2wd to places where they say only 4wd should go. You just have to know the limits of your vehicle and avoid the places you would likely get stuck. That being said, I've gotten my 04 2wd tundra stuck just from slowly crossing a decent rut diagonally and it lifted one of my rear tires and boom, stuck. It could've been solved with a locker for true 2wd instead of 1wd
Pathfinder I
Traveler III
Which has been the selling point for FWD for 40 years. Or RWD for 80 years if you drove a Beetle.Weight is the biggest factor in my book. As the weight of the vehicle goes up, the amount of power needed to move it from a stop begins to rival the amount of power that can be transferred by the tires to the traction surface.
Example: My old 2wd ranger could get in and out of places that my old 1/2 ton in 2wd would get stuck.
1/2 ton has more aggressive tires, a limited slip and 2.5x the power. Conventional wisdom would say it is superior based on specs. But you cant fight physics.
Influencer I
20298
Well, a rear locker is nice, but I know an easiest an much weirder solution, that has been used for some VW Beetle based bajas and similars here in Brazil: Independent parking break. Yeah. Pull the lever and stop that wheel from spinning till it hits the ground again. Absurdly easy to adapt to most RWD vehicles and really comes in hand. Also useful for parallel parking, hahahahTrue, I have taken my 2wd to places where they say only 4wd should go. You just have to know the limits of your vehicle and avoid the places you would likely get stuck. That being said, I've gotten my 04 2wd tundra stuck just from slowly crossing a decent rut diagonally and it lifted one of my rear tires and boom, stuck. It could've been solved with a locker for true 2wd instead of 1wd
Off-Road Ranger I
4284
Off-Road Ranger I
4284
I am talking about Utah, Colorado and Arizona.I have no idea what signs your refering to? I don't goto ATV and offroad parks; I drive real tracks and roads all over North America & South America, there usually aren't even names for theses places let alone signs.
Influencer III
19540
Because everyone has cubic megabucks to just toss their current vehicle.Why do 2wd's always want to go where the 4 wheelers go? When you experts who have been there in a 2wd say these things it gives a false hope to the others - mainly beginners. Then they go and get stuck and/or damage their vehicles trying to attempt a 4wd trail. How about you just buy a 4wd drive vehicle - if you really want to disregard the trail signs. There are other reasons for those 4wd signs on the trails and it is called weather conditions and personal safety.
Member III
Member III
That's a pretty broad statement, really it depends on what you drive, where you drive it and your skill level. In my "overland rig" aka daily driver I don't consider rocks under 20" to be rock crawling, in my rock crawler it anything under 35". Living in one of the worst states for offroading or overlanding I feel bad to hear you say all you drive on is normal roads especially if you live in the pnw, I know there are trails and tracks there that will eat your 2wd for lunch. I have to go out of state for my fun and it's not some normal roads you'll see a family sedan on. Just in oklahoma and arkansas You'd be looking at large rocks, washouts, off camber areas, mud pits, downed trees, 2' to 5' water crossings, etc so I know up in the pnw there is atleast as good or better trails than some np service road.Not everyone needs or wants to go rock crawling. Most overlanding is done on Hywy, FSR, State or National public lands or established tracks. I could do 85-90% of what I see posted on IG, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube in one of my old 60's-80's Import 2WD cars.