Why no front wheel drive trucks?

[Piston]

Just curious why no one is making a front wheel drive truck?

They make 2wd, 4wd, and all wheel drive, but how come no front wheel drive?

 

[motownbrowne]

Volkswagen made one for a while. Got 45 mpg too. Don't see that anymore.

 

[newbury]

My F350 dually was front wheel drive when the U joint went out

 

[boggen]

weight in bed of truck or to heavy tongue weight of a trailer = front wheels off the ground = uth oh!

 

[MossRoad]

Because when you put weight in the back, you lose traction on the front drive wheels.

Anyone that's ever overloaded a pickup truck bed will tell you the front tires lift up and you can spin the steering wheel with your pinky. It floats like a boat.

 

[schmism]

Just curious why no one is making a front wheel drive truck?

They make 2wd, 4wd, and all wheel drive, but how come no front wheel drive?

space claim. the requirements to move the weight that pickups do do not lend themselves to trying to pack the engine plus transmission plus drive train in the front of the truck.

But it does raise an interesting question. Why would you? Its the worst possible place to drive a vehicle from in terms of a performance.

 

[forestcreature1]

What was the name of that dodge [plymouth?] mini truck thing from the 80's ?
Looked like they cut the back out of the 2.2 charger.
I am sure it wasn't made on a truck frame, but that is all I can recall with my advanced [age] memory

 

[Piston]

Good points made about the weight of cargo in the rear, especially tongue weight from a trailer, unloading the front end a lot.

Why would you? Its the worst possible place to drive a vehicle from in terms of a performance.

I'm assuming you meant to say that it's the worst possible place to drive a TRUCK from, rather than a vehicle?


As to why, well, the same reason as thousands and thousands of other vehicles are front wheel drive :confused3: But the reason I brought it up, is simply, I was just wondering.

 

[bcp]

What was the name of that dodge [plymouth?] mini truck thing from the 80's ?
Looked like they cut the back out of the 2.2 charger.
I am sure it wasn't made on a truck frame, but that is all I can recall with my advanced [age] memory

Plymouth Arrow?

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Rear wheel drive or 4WD.

Bruce

 

[forestcreature1]

Plymouth Arrow?

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Rear wheel drive or 4WD.

Bruce

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