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J-DUB
10-11-2009, 07:08 PM
I see a lot of people saying 4x2 instead of 2x4 why is this?

I am not saying anybody is dumb or whatever but its 2x4 for 2wd and obviously 4x4 is 4wd. SO, just to let you guys know its 2x4 or 2wd.

Also I would like to know what people are going to do to their truck when they get it (like hop ups). My first change would be sway bars, CVD's, and 1/8th scale buggy shocks.

Ikester
10-11-2009, 07:16 PM
Try this:

4 wheels by 4 driven = 4x4
4 wheels by 2 driven = 4x2

You build a house with 2x4's

posted by j dub:
I see a lot of people saying 4x2 instead of 2x4 why is this?

I am not saying anybody is dumb or whatever but its 2x4 for 2wd and obviously 4x4 is 4wd. SO, just to let you guys know its 2x4 or 2wd.

Also I would like to know what people are going to do to their truck when they get it (like hop ups). My first change would be sway bars, CVD's, and 1/8th scale buggy shocks.
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carraig042
10-11-2009, 07:18 PM
You build a house with 2x4's

LOL, this is exactly what i was going to say! I have always said 2wd, but I would also say 4x2.

-Brett

J-DUB
10-11-2009, 07:22 PM
Well I see now I and I stand corrected (even though I am sitting right now) :lol:

Out of Sight
10-11-2009, 07:26 PM
I dont see why 4x2 and 2x4 is any different, but reading many automotive related articles, people usually also refer 4x2 for a 2wd vehicle or 2x4

The 'X' mean 'by' if i'm not mistaken, so four by four and so on

4x4 (reads 4 wheels present on a car driven 'by' 4 wheels)
4x2 (reads 4 wheels present on a car driven 'by' 2 wheels, usually refers to rear driven vehicle)

But that's just my .02,

ksrustlerracer
10-11-2009, 07:27 PM
so you dont stand corrected you sit corrected lol

Shelby VNT
10-11-2009, 09:29 PM
Try this:

4 wheels by 4 driven = 4x4
4 wheels by 2 driven = 4x2

You build a house with 2x4's



That is exactly what I was going to say, right down the comment about 2x4s being a board. :D

An exception...... Maybe you could call a front wheel drive vehicle, a 2x4. ^_^

carraig042
10-11-2009, 10:50 PM
My first upgrade is going to be the revo spec slipper (comes with a jato slipper).
Sway bars
VXL fan
and big bore aluminum shocks OR aluminum shock caps.

Wrong thread, or was that just random?:lol:

-Brett

T.case
10-11-2009, 11:14 PM
My first upgrade is going to be the revo spec slipper (comes with a jato slipper).
Sway bars
VXL fan
and big bore aluminum shocks OR aluminum shock caps.

I thought you were going to say''1/8 truggy body''..You IDIOT...:rolleyes:

rustlerbasher
10-12-2009, 09:02 AM
then why on the side of pickup trucks does it say 2x4?

Double G
10-12-2009, 05:48 PM
What pickup trucks are you looking at? I have never seen a 2x4 on the side of a truck unless it is a piece of lumber hanging from it.
4x2 is the correct terminology for a 2wd vehicle.

Double G
10-12-2009, 05:51 PM
Here's an example:
http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f150/specifications/payload/

No 2x4 here.

rusty stampede
10-12-2009, 06:04 PM
then why on the side of pickup trucks does it say 2x4?

I have never even once in my life seen "2x4" printed on a truck, I have however seen "4x2" on quite a few, mostly Fords. Go look again. Once again "4x2" is correct.

RobWilJas
10-12-2009, 06:31 PM
Ford also puts Fx4 on some, meaning Ford x 4.