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Have any of you converted your trucks over to front wheel drive?

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Don't take this wrong but, why would anyone do this?

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I had a friend who did this maybe... 12 years or so back. He blew a u-joint when he was short on funds so he just took the rear drive shaft out, then drove around in 4wd in-town on the short trips he needed till he got parts....

wait.

you were serious...

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Yep, I'm serious. One day my truck will belong to my son so I'm trying to keep in mind the types of things that will be important 20 years from now. Rear wheel drive isn't a huge issue to me but it might be to him or his kids. Gas prices will also be a guaranteed issue for him as well so I'm considering crazy things like fuel cells, 4 cyl engine, etc.

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Why would FWD ever be important? You'd want a 4 banger anywat if you were going FWD.....

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Keep the rear wheel drive and shove in a hot ecotec or something. :D

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besides your gonna get better fuel miles out of a 8 or 6 a 4 is gonna work to hard to move the heavy truck, if any thing would make one of these trucks safer make it all wheel drive.

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how about you teach your kid how to work on cars and then he can change what he wants when it belongs to him. It will be a good bonding experience and you will both learn a thing or two.

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I'm with hotrodhomi on this, if he wants to change it to fit the times once he has it then ok, but definitely don't do front wheel drive. Bad idea.

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A guy in town has one done up like this, 'cept it is a f*%d.
caddy eldo motor and frontaxle, and then a car trailer welded to the rear frame.
kinda like this:

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Gawd! That's just wrong:(
The only thing strong enough with front wheel would be a Toronado 455
Good luck with that.
Maybe a v-6 mini-van?
I just don't see this as workable.

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That is wrong in so many ways.

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This makes no sense to me at all. There is a difference in your everyday transportation and your hot rod. Hot Rods have rear wheel drive and go sideways. At least the ones in my garage....JM2 Cents...

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:agree:

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:lol::lol: i just dont know what to say...
want better fuel mileage most buy a smaller car with a 4 banger and commute to work so we can save some money and put into the beasts in our garages :metal:

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No offense but you cant be serious? This is got to be the strangest post I have read on this site.

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What about making it electric with all wheel drive. You can have the only 0 emission all wheel drive 60's pickup. I always say if you are going different, make sure it stands out.

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oooo make it a hybrid :ito:

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if a person could somehow modify these new electric wheel motors that a lot of the car companies to put on one of these trucks, I think it would be pretty cool. I hate saying this on a chevy based forum, but I here that ford has put four of these on an f150 prototype and their combined horsepower is around the 600 hp mark.

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Yes I do not see where front wheel drive would be any advantage at all, for emissions, or economy.
The only real advantage of any front wheel drive, is better traction on the snow and ice.

If you were doing it for the sake of doing it, if done right it might be a cool novelty, but yet again I see no advantage , other than maybe laying frame without having to have a massive step notch in the back. (a dropped straight axle)

I do like the idea of an electric, but you can set those up with rwd and a powerglide, you just bolt the electric motor in right where the gas engine used to be.
A local guy did a s10 like this, range of 90mi, after seeing it I thought that it would be cool done to a 60-66. + all the batteries help it run low....
It would make my decade to break free of OPEC for my daily, and just use a gas motor for fun on the weekends!

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Correct me if I am wrong here, but I always thought front wheel drive came about as a cost savings. It allows the auto mfr to have the drivetrain in a compact, small package. I can't see any benefit from fwd, otherwise all the high dollar sports cars would have gone to that long ago.

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Wtf??????????

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Speaking of hybrids.
Why are they not using the back (non-drive) wheels to turn a generator?
This would prolong the charge of the batteries and use less fuel.
I mean, the wheels are turning anyway. Why not put them to use.

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FWD? http://www.nbaboards.net/style_emoti...fault/puke.gif


RWD all the way :metal: