TrailBlazer SS 2wd or AWD?

[omegafiler]

For the wife, AWD, stock. Women really do seem like to like these TBSS's though. My Mom got one as well as another friends Wife. Who knows?

But AWD is obviously safer. And the brakes work pretty darn well. I'd get rid of those crappy goodyears WAY before I replaced the brakes. Especially if you went with RWD. Even though Traction and Stability control help a whole lot, those tires get way too loose in the rain.

And that price crazy. Talk 'em down... a lot. Or find another one.

[zeake]

For the wife, AWD, stock. Women really do seem like to like these TBSS's though. My Mom got one as well as another friends Wife. Who knows?

But AWD is obviously safer. And the brakes work pretty darn well. I'd get rid of those crappy goodyears WAY before I replaced the brakes. Especially if you went with RWD. Even though Traction and Stability control help a whole lot, those tires get way too loose in the rain.

And that price crazy. Talk 'em down... a lot. Or find another one.

Oh yeah I hate those cheap good year tires. Pure garbage. Kumhos are better than those.

[SCIV]

Kumhos are better than those.

not by much.

[PurpleMinivan]

Oh yeah I hate those cheap good year tires. Pure garbage. Kumhos are better than those.

I would have to agree. I' ve seen one explode. those Goodyears are softer then exploded Kumhos. I hook up just as good on the street as I do at the track with them. Not saying I will be putting goodyears on when time to replace but...

[1slow01z71]

I like the awd for the stability in the wet weather. I always use the AWD button in my truck. Rain or just need to get into traffic without spinning.

Exactly, you notice all the people recommending the 2wd are people driving 2wds, they just dont know how much fun driving a vehicle with some power and teh ability to power all four wheels. When it rained I ran around in auto, just like you for when I needed to jump out in traffic or whatever.

[PurpleMinivan]

Exactly, you notice all the people recommending the 2wd are people driving 2wds, they just dont know how much fun driving a vehicle with some power and teh ability to power all four wheels. When it rained I ran around in auto, just like you for when I needed to jump out in traffic or whatever.

I know this is for his wife and Im positive AWD is better in the rain(It's not to hard to get mine sideways in wet cond.) That said, mod for mod a 2wd will beat AWD. AWD is hell on these transmissions also. If you get AWD first mod would be stg 4-5 trans. either way you will be happy with a tbss. I swore I would never own an SUV, now I love this thing; sold my zo6 to get one.

[1slow01z71]

I know this is for his wife and Im positive AWD is better in the rain(It's not to hard to get mine sideways in wet cond.) That said, mod for mod a 2wd will beat AWD. AWD is hell on these transmissions also. If you get AWD first mod would be stg 4-5 trans. either way you will be happy with a tbss. I swore I would never own an SUV, now I love this thing; sold my zo6 to get one.

That is true until you start talking big power. Bolt ons yeah, a 2wd will win a 0-100 sprint but once you start adding heads/cam or FI the awd vehicle will leave the 2wd in the dust, speaking from personal experience, which is one of the big reasons I got another 4wd truck.

[HotRodV6]

Exactly, you notice all the people recommending the 2wd are people driving 2wds, they just dont know how much fun driving a vehicle with some power and teh ability to power all four wheels. When it rained I ran around in auto, just like you for when I needed to jump out in traffic or whatever.

Well My Typhoon is AWD and turbocharged, and just as fast stock as TBSS, and yes i can vouch for the effectiveness if the AWD setup, but at the same time its hard as hell on the trans and driveline, even stock its not a matter of if, but when your putting a trans in it.

Down south, you dont have the nasty weather to worry about, so the AWD is a waste, but up north its a different story, especially if its a DD. If i were up there and it were my DD it would be AWD, but down here 2wd all the way.

[zeake]

I know this is for his wife and Im positive AWD is better in the rain(It's not to hard to get mine sideways in wet cond.) That said, mod for mod a 2wd will beat AWD. AWD is hell on these transmissions also. If you get AWD first mod would be stg 4-5 trans. either way you will be happy with a tbss. I swore I would never own an SUV, now I love this thing; sold my zo6 to get one.

If I can find one it will be awd. I have no problem taking the Level 5 FLT out of my truck for the SS and getting a 4l80 for the truck.
awd is worth it to me. I love being able to Nail it and turn at the same time without going sideways. Also the most powerful thing my wife has ever driven is my truck and every time she drives it I put in Auto 4wd. That way if she nails it she won't sit there and spin, which would only make her press harder on the gas.

[PurpleMinivan]

That is true until you start talking big power. Bolt ons yeah, a 2wd will win a 0-100 sprint but once you start adding heads/cam or FI the awd vehicle will leave the 2wd in the dust, speaking from personal experience, which is one of the big reasons I got another 4wd truck.

personal experience with a truck? or a tbss? FI, nitrous, turbo doesn't matter. Your statement about AWD leaving a 2wd in the dust is off in this application. Fastest AWD tbss known, low 11's. fastest 2wd 10.1X. all the fastest tbss are 2wd. Any awd tbss running 11's ask them how many tranny's they have been through. HP loss through awd+500lbs extra weight(mod for mod) not gonna happen. In a race in wet conditions, yes. It is VERY HARD for me to get this thing sideways in dry conditions.