I'm going to have to disagree with you a little here. While it is true you don't want the same setup on a 4wd as you do a 2wd, a good hooking 2wd will only hook better with 4wd unless you are carrying the front tires, but even if you are, how many times have you seen a 2wd blow off the tires after they are out of the hole?
i agree but the amount of transfer you want will cause the front of our trucks to rise and generally you want a fairly quick rise for 2wd so weight transfers back on that ass end and plants the rear tires. doing that in 4wd will cause the front end to rise up quick and torque steer under a hard launch and most likely wont gain you much in launching. a stiffer rear shock setting and slower front rebound setting in 4wd is a much better setup over a 2wd where you want a faster rebound in the front and little less compression in the rear to (assuming leafs are still in place). then you have cal track preload which is less in a 2wd over a 4wd. then you still have the issue of trying to get weight transfer back to those back tires, specially in a stick. most guys run a big ass slick to get some decent traction cause they cant lean on those back tires like a car can as well as the fact we have so much weight to get moving and a ton of torque over a gasser with comparable HP ratings. Im not against one or the other, im actually trying to talk brian into going 2wd cause i see potential there. to me, you cant take a well setup 2wd, throw it in 4wd and expect it to launch well and hard. Specially on our trucks
my point is, with nothing moved to the bed, doing no adjustments to make 2wd hook better or possibly not having the ability to do so, a stick shift, and limited tires for the tires, going to a 305 isnt going to net him hardly anything compared to what else can be done.
