Desert Racing - 2WD or 4WD?

[84projectFORD]

ok guys the whole reason we started this forum part was for helpful info and on ideas that people have and would like to try. Every person has their own opinion and is entitled to it but bullshit fighting with eachother is not what we are here for. save it for another place. I might be comin across harsh on this but i dont want this forum to turn inot a dramarangers. there is a reason i like this one so much because there is no of this cussin eachother out and sayin "my opinion is always right and everyone should abide by it".


Anyhow, i prefer 2wd over 4wd due to how cheap it is and how readily avaible parts are. now when your racing long distance, chances are you will prerun the coarse first and find the deep silt beds and bad hill climbs. thats when you find your ways around it or best trail up it.

4wd is a great back up and would be great on a prerunner but for racing application i do not believe it is the best way. should something break, bend or sieze in the front end that part will most likely be more expensive than something on a 2wd and things will break. in all the desert races i have seen and been in though i have yet to see where you have to have 4wd to make it to the finish line. To me a 4wd is just not worth it, its too expensive to buy and to fix nor is it practical in my eyes but there are others out there that think differently. to each his own

Originally Posted by ckblum

Actually Trophy Trucks outrun everything else because they have 800+ HP and cycle over 2 feet (sometimes 3) of suspension travel and spend hours tuning shocks with quad bypasses and coil-overs all around. If you spend $700 000+ it's hard not to beat the other classes.

Also most Trophy Trucks are 2wd, I can only think of one that was built 4wd and I can't even remember who built it so chances are it wasn't too significant and probably didn't do well enough to remember lol jk jk.

My vote is on 2wd for racing but since I live in BC I would definately build a 4wd if I could. Funny thing is I am building a 2wd anyways haha.

yes all TT are 2wd drive except for the terrible herbst trophy truck. the problem with 4wd in a TT is the limit to wheel travel and now you are turning more mass which can put more load on all teh drive line parts and cause premature failure. the most the herbst can run is 20" reliably. reg TT's run 27+ up front

[Jim Oaks]

Let's not start with the bickering.

It's just a poll.

I'm sure people have their own reason for choosing 2WD or 4WD.

People can have the same arguements all day long about whether to have a manual or automatic in a trail rig.

[TayCo 7s]

dramarangers... LoL that was a good one

[DirtyBaconRacing]

TT have 800hp, spool, and 26"+ of front travel......the only 4wd TT i can think of is the old Macpherson TT form the late 90s......when u are going 120+, u dont really need 4wd.....and when u get in the sticky stuff, u always got that spool to get u out

[8594]

Originally Posted by dave@threat

Who cares really? Run it! You can pay big bucks for a race truck weather its 2 or 4wd but that doesn't mean it comes with talent. If your a good driver you can get though the worst desert with an open diff 2 flats and 5 cylinders.....

No problems here

[8594]

Originally Posted by dave@threat

You sir have a "4wd for the right task" until you can do it all in a 2wd then your still lacking talent... I'm just messing with ya haha!

True nuff!
I build em for real drivers, and I only think I'm fast... when I'm sleeping!

[84projectFORD]

Originally Posted by dave@threat

Who cares really? Run it! You can pay big bucks for a race truck weather its 2 or 4wd but that doesn't mean it comes with talent. If your a good driver you can get though the worst desert with an open diff 2 flats and 5 cylinders.....

haha oh thats good stuff! i kinda did something like that. in our race rhino we won the AVi 150 on a broken RR axle, flat LR tire, CVT clutch that was stuck open (no bottom end, all top end), a batt that was dying, 240 degree water temp and the guy behind us was haulin to catch us. we won by 3 min haha.

[shaun_kite]

2wd pref. for travel and simplicity. Both platforms are only as good as the driver.

[rngrdngr]

2wd for desert racing. 4wd for areana racing. +2 to shaun-kite it depends on how good the driver is. you can have a 800hp 4wd truck with a dude that cant drive and get stuck.

[odie1969]

Originally Posted by 8594

True nuff!
I build em for real drivers, and I only think I'm fast... when I'm sleeping!

So are you saying you are only fast in BED . But I don't know Crap about racing. Maybe one day if I'm lucky I can find a Right Seat in a Ride.

[84projectFORD]

Originally Posted by odie1969

So are you saying you are only fast in BED . But I don't know Crap about racing. Maybe one day if I'm lucky I can find a Right Seat in a Ride.

ill let you in my right seat but at a certain price

[Frank The Tank]

IFS has come a long way.... it's quickly becoming the new standard in rock crawling.

I believe you can have a lightweight purpose built 4wd, that will get you off the line, and let you put all the power to the ground in curves, and on the off chance you have to dodge a local and sling out into the sand.

I believe the main thing would be an exact matched front and rear drive ratio to protect the hard parts at high speed (most front ends pull a hair faster than the rear)

Frank

Frank