Better at what? Theres a million ways to answer this question with out knowing what you plan to do with your truck. Both have their Pros and Cons.
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I think you just answered your own question...offroading...you gotta get the 4x4. My buddy has an 04 trd 2wd taco and he TRIES to go wheeling with us but gets stuck
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Um I beg to differ on this? My truck is not show (Though it is very clean and nice to look at) and is a 2x4?? Can any of your stock 4x4 trucks go through 2-3 foot whoops at 80? can they jump and not break? Can they hit anything with speed and not rip the suspension or steering to pieces? Can they just plain KEEP UP? I doubt it. so once again we are back to the issue of what is it being used for?That screams 4x4....
A 4x4 can jump and a 2x4 can go through mud. It all depends on how much Money you put into it and how it is set up.
From what he is saying it sounds like his best bet would be a 4x4 with long travel and decent shocks and a CAGE. BUT Most people will not do this they will simply slap on some coilovers and think they have a race truck. But then again a 4x4 and a pre runner Tacoma are the same truck so why not just get the 4x and have everything. I doubt he is going big enough to where the 4x4 would limit his travel.
Here is a 4X4 that could do both (Well used to). This is why you want the cage
Have you ever been out to the desert when it rains?? That mud is sticky and out of control. I drove home once with my truck looking just like your picture the only difference was the mud was 2-3 inches thick all over.
I got pulled over due to the fact that I could not use most windows or mirrors. I had to use beer and My T-Shirt to clean them in order for him to let me go. The weight of the mud ripped my bedside off just from building up on it. It took me well over 3 hours with a pressure washer to get her clean and the underside was still a mess. Ever since that day I have avoided Mud like the plague because everytime I layed under that truck I got a dirt shower.:td:
Yeah. I hate that stuff. I was aired down and in 4WD and I'm lucky it wasn't deeper since part of it was on a hill climb...with ATs I was generally sliding in the direction I wanted to go. My tires looked like slicks, and the truck was filthy after less than a mile...no liners under the glass, so it gets on everything...it looked like that scene from that Wallace & Grommet movie where Grommet drives outta the rabbit hole in the ground with the windshield wipers on "Heavy Loam". Fortunately it wasn't more than 6" deep at the worst on the flats, and only a couple inches on the hill climb, it had a good form bottom, and I had momentum...if it were much deeper I would've been digging out or headed for a long drop and a short stop. Sandstone/silt clay mud is the worst f-ing stuff...second only to quicksand, which I've stepped in but fortunately never driven through (heh...more like "unintentionally parked in" is what would happen...)Have you ever been out to the desert when it rains?? That mud is sticky and out of control. I drove home once with my truck looking just like your picture the only difference was the mud was 2-3 inches thick all over.
I'm pretty sure without 4WD I wouldn't have made the hill climb. The truck was sliding through the switchbacks and barely scrapped up the hill. The rest, yeah, 2WD could probably have done it fine with good tires, but if it were deeper I dunno. I'd love to carve up some Boggers but can't justify the time or money for the amount of time I end up in crap like that. Best course of action in SW Utah when it pours is park on high ground and stay there til it's dry, unless you're equipped for sludge slinging. They're not kidding when they say "often impassable for 4WD when wet."
And I always wear goggles under the truck now :td:...and a hat. Dirt falling in your ears/nose/mouth sucks.
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Well, I went for the all-purpose truck. I can haul stuff (albeit not quite as much) through some nastiness. Since I hunt, fish, camp and like to explore with a loaded truck, I got a 4x4.
As long as you go Toyota, you can't go wrong.
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Well, I went for the all-purpose truck. I can haul stuff (albeit not quite as much) through some nastiness. Since I hunt, fish, camp and like to explore with a loaded truck, I got a 4x4.
As long as you go Toyota, you can't go wrong.
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My last trip out to Ocotillo we went to a new area where we have never been to and were sort of making our way back to our camp. (exploring) we rolled up to a camp and asked if this road will get us back to shell reef expressway. He said yes he was heading out that way in a minute and pointed directly at my truck stating "But there is no way that will make it" He had a completly locked up Jeep with every accessory you can get. I just said "the billy goat will make it" and out we went. You should have seen the look on his face when he rolled up to us at the other end. He stated he would have bet money my 2x would not have made it. The funny thing is the scariest part of the drive was what I could not see. I figuered there had to be some really scary tuff parts up ahead. But then we were done???
Granted it is only a 2x and Mud may get her down but man does the 18+ inches of travel allow it to articulate which saved my Butt on most of the stuff. A little speed and plenty of articulation and we made it.
These are some pics of a recent run we went on.
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