For traction weight distribution makes a big difference. The 2wd SUV will get better traction than a 2wd truck. Also a short bed truck gets better traction than a long bed. It was mentioned earlier about getting a locking differential I have not seen those offered as an option. The companies offer limited slip which does much of the same thing in transferring power to a drive wheel with traction but it still needs some resistance on the slipping wheel to work. A locker does not. I now have a 2wd truck for towing but I need a 4wd to get into the back roads. Not for mudding but for the times I run into a slick conditions that I hadn't foreseen. I would get a 4wd with an appropriate sized V8.
Remember Ford is made without your taxpayer dollars. Only company that didn't take the government bribes.
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