Why no front wheel drive trucks?

Piston · Dec 7, 2014

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 · Dec 7, 2014

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

newbury · Dec 7, 2014

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

boggen · Dec 8, 2014

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

MossRoad · Dec 8, 2014

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 · Dec 8, 2014

Piston said:
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 · Dec 8, 2014

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 · Dec 8, 2014

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

schmism said:
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 · Dec 8, 2014

forestcreature1 said:
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