what is the difference between a 2wd and a 4wd suv?

Answer 1

a 2wd drive suv only uses the back tires to move and front tires to stear............
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a 4wd suv u can swich to either 2 or 4wd, on 4wd both front and back tires move to give better traction.....
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Answer 2

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Answer 3

The term "two wheel drive" is actually a misnomer. In a two weel drive vehicle, only one wheel is powered. It is connected by your axle to the other wheel (obviously) and thus the term two wheel drive. If you notice an older rear wheel drive car spinning out on the snow, many times you will see that only one wheel is spinning. That is because the axle is not "locked". In a locking rear differencial, both wheel spin together to gain more traction.

In a 4WD vehicle, a wheel on the front AND rear of the car is powered. This happens via a transfer case (an extra gearbox that 2WD vehicles don't have). When the driver selects 4WD, the transfer case gears allow the engine to power the front wheels. Once again, without a locking differencial, only one wheel on each axle will actually spin, but in a 4WD vehicle, a locking diff. is pretty common.

Answer 4

the differences are plenty. 1st is the ride highth. 2wd sit
about 3 inches lower. 2nd the front differential. 3rd is the
tranfer case. depending on the manufacturer some vehicles
can be all wheel drive meaning all 4 wheels are being supplied power. some are part time meaning only 2 wheels are supplied power unless 4 wheel hi or low is selected.
some 2 wheel drives have only 1 wheel being driven
unless it is one of the following types of differentials
limited slip: one wheel has power unless there is slippage then the diff will tranfer power to the other wheel till the
slipping stops and traction is restored.
locking differentials. unless you have a jeep or I/H scout
you might not have these unless you had them istalled.
they work like a limited slip until slippage is detected them the diff locks up . you may hear a clunk from the diff with lockers. my suburban 2500 4x4 has these on the front and
rear and so does my 83 AMC/JEEP eagle 4x4.
posi trac or positive traction diff. this type of diff the power
is delivered to both wheels all the time . the bad thing with this type of diff is when cornering the rear end will hop
because both wheels turn at the same speed all the time.
hope this helps

Answer 5

2wd only 2 wheels drive it ever. 4wd can be selected between the rear wheels and both front and rear for maximum traction. or there is fulltime 4wd where all 4 a fully running at all times but selectable 4low and 4high. awd pretty much the same but no slection for high or low

Answer 6

2wd stands for two-wheel drive. With that setup, you either have rear wheel drive or front wheel drive. 4wd means 4-wheel drive. With that setup, you are usually in 2 wheel drive mode, but you can switch to 4-wheel drive mode by way of a gear shift or a button. There is also a third option: AWD, or All Wheel Drive. All Wheel Drive is sometimes referred to as "full-time 4 wheel drive" to make the vehicle seem sportier.

Answer 7

depending on the manufacturer about 5 grand...

and 2wd is a Rwd only

4x4 is rear most of the time but you can switch to 4 wheel or 4 lo

Answer 8

a 2 wheel drive is good for driving as long as the weather isn't bad,and it will get better gas mileage than a 4 wheel drive will,but the advantage the 4 wheel drive has over a 2 wheel drive ,is that it will go in any kind of weather,a 2 wheel drive wont do this,your also limited as to where you can usually go with a 2 wheel drive ,good luck.hope this helps.

Answer 9

a 2 wheel drive is good for driving as long as the weather isn't bad,and it will get better gas mileage than a 4 wheel drive will,but the advantage the 4 wheel drive has over a 2 wheel drive ,is that it will go in any kind of weather,a 2 wheel drive wont do this,your also limited as to where you can usually go with a 2 wheel drive ,good luck.hope this helps.

Answer 10

just as it sounds, a 2 wheel drive only has the rear axle driving the vehicle where as a 4 wheel drive has a button on the dash that you can push and all 4 wheels drive the vehicle for snow or mud and when not needed you just have 2 wheel drive.