94 F-150, Lift or leveling kit
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From what I've heard (please don't bash me if this is wrong, because I'm not saying this is right) 2WD have a little more torque than 4WD because in a 4WD, even when it's disengaged, a little bit of torque is still traveling down the drive shaft so you lose a little torque on 4WD, so I think 2WD are still good for off roading and such, ya know, things that require lifts (I'm only 18 so I'm just learning about vehicles correct me if I'm wrong please :O)
To the OP: save your money and buy a beater 4wd. The 4wd on street tires will go more places than your lifted 2wd on 35" mud tires.
I have about $1200 in my 95 351W 4wd, including a set of $500 tires. For what it is going to cost you to lift it and get tires, you could get started on a 4wd.
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Do you want a 4x4 eventually? if so, sell your truck and buy a 4x4. OR when you do the lift, swap in the 4x4 front axle. Your front axle is coming out when you do the lift anyhow, might as well install the 4x4 one.
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From what I've heard (please don't bash me if this is wrong, because I'm not saying this is right) 2WD have a little more torque than 4WD because in a 4WD, even when it's disengaged, a little bit of torque is still traveling down the drive shaft so you lose a little torque on 4WD, so I think 2WD are still good for off roading and such, ya know, things that require lifts (I'm only 18 so I'm just learning about vehicles correct me if I'm wrong please :O)
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Yeah I'm not too big into mudding, I'm more into like the baja style side of things, just plain dirt lol, no mud. I like basically just off roading on unpaved huge hills and stuff with rocky terrain :P And thanks for correcting me on that, so a little bit of power loss... okay I gotcha
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I've got 33" x 12.50 maxxis mudders on my truck. They're fairly cheap, and for a mud tire they run good on the road. My truck is a daily driver and even at highway speeds the tires aren't very loud and they wear evenly. You can find them for like 130 a piece