# 2x2 to 4x4

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\
**Created:** [December 21, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072 "2009-12-21T03:45:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jeremy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jeremy1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeremy1)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/1 "2009-12-21T03:45:03Z")

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Can a 2 wheel drive truck be converted to a 4 wheel drive and if so how hard is it to do and how costly would it be?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/2 "2009-12-21T04:01:48Z")

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Anything is possible with enough money. Your better off trading this one in for a 4X4 truck.

The cost to change this truck to 4X4 with be substantial. A short list of parts required to make this work: 4X4 transmission, transfer case, front differential and axles, 4X4 suspension, 4X4 front steering knuckles, and possible fabrication to fit front 4X4 suspension pieces. Plan on spending about $3,500 to $5,000, depending on what fabrication is required to fit all these pieces to the truck. Your better off finding a 4X4 truck if that’s what you want.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/3 "2009-12-21T05:06:54Z")

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Also, to nitpick, when you say 4x4, the first number is the total number of wheels and the second is the number of driven wheels. So a regular old 2wd car is a 4x2. A 2x2 would be something like a segway.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/4 "2009-12-21T14:38:17Z")

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Back in the 70’s there was a craze to convert Chevy Vega’s to a 4wd with a 350 V8. Anything is possible…but at what cost.

It’s NOT worth it if you ask me. Depending on the vehicle it could cost well over $10k. Far Far cheaper to sell your 2x2 vehicle and buy the 4x4 you want.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/5 "2009-12-22T01:23:54Z")

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It can be economically feasible if you have a , cheap, wrecked 4wd of the same type and do it yourself.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2x2-to-4x4/41072/6 "2009-12-22T01:31:11Z")

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Until you discover the center frame cross=member has been hot-riveted in place and will need to be removed and re-located…For $2K you can just buy one…Would you convert you washing machine from a 2 wash cycles to 4 wash cycles if that required replacing the transmission in the washing machine?? Of course not…