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frank
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11/22/2003
19:55:03
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Just wondering if it's possible to convert a 2x4 to 4x4... and if you coudl how much?
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Matt
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11/22/2003
20:23:22
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Sure it's possible, probably cheaper to just buy a 4x4 tho. That is unless you are planning on a major suspension mod anyway where the entire front end will be replaced.
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Buck
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11/22/2003
21:25:32
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Yea it can be done.....New front end, Transfer case, new rear driveshaft, front driveshaft, shift linkage, one big headache and not cost effective
Buck
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Matt
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11/22/2003
21:53:25
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Stupid question, but what if you found a junkyard 4x4. Those parts should just swap out right?
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not really
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11/23/2003
10:45:38
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most times a 4X4 fram is built a bit different then a 2 wheel drive frame, as on the daks the front suspension on a 2 wheeler is springs and the 4X4 is torsion bars. some of the parts you might be able to torch off and weld on, but considering what heat does to steel, makes it softer in some cases, there fore it bends easily or hard brittle and easily broken or cracked in others, I would not trust my life to that kind of retrofit. Imagine runnin down the 2 lane at 60 mph, the front suspension breakes and the truck you are in swerves head on into a semi doin 60 the other way, faster then you can react. its your funeral and maybe that of others too! do the job right and start off with a 4X4 frame.
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