2wd to 4wd

[SYNASTR]

Guys i have a question. Any help would be appreciated. I have as you know a 95 Yukon 4 door that is 2wd and has somewhat six inches of lift. I'm looking to make it a 4wd. I know your gonna say buy one but that's NOT AN OPTION. I can get all the parts from a 4wd truck cheap. Question is can a full front 4wd suspension from say a Tahoe bolt up to my frame and get the transfer case and cross member and drill for it. and both drive shafts from the 4wd and the rear end. Can it be done with out modifying my frame or anything major? Thanks guys Jake

 

[the big blue bus]

i dont think so... i thnk frames are different. you could do a solid axle swap if u really want 4wd and wnt to go through all that effort to make it a 4x4

 

[SunlitComet]

Sorry the frame structure is different. I am talking change in rail thickness, shaping, crossmember support, and various frame height changes under passenger area. You would have to modify the frame and I mean body off frame cut in half and weld modification if you want it to be like a stock 4x4 since you would be getting stock parts. Not concerned about how your lift would be effected just yet.

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

dreams shattered lol

thats why I bought a 4x4

 

[bowtiefreak]

WAY more work than it is worth.

I'm sure you love the truck you have. BUT sometimes the upgrade pays off in the end.

 

[SYNASTR]

Thanks guys. Now i searched about going to six lug can the 2500 rotors go on without anything else needed? and run spacer adapters for the rear? Its not seeing off road or interstate.

 

[07Burb]

Thanks guys. Now i searched about going to six lug can the 2500 rotors go on without anything else needed? and run spacer adapters for the rear? Its not seeing off road or interstate.

Just a little motto I live by, you can make anything work but any time you put parts on a truck that don't actually go with that truck there will be a level of mods and fabrication that have to go into the swap no matter what it is (unless you just want to put on some stick on hood scoops ). You've asked two questions now about modifying your rig and asking if you could just bolt the stuff up "without anything else needed" especially when the parts came from a completely different truck and a completely different bolt pattern or converting your rig to a 4x4 (that's a pretty significant mod). I believe there's more to a 6 lug conversion than just taking rotors from a 2500 and putting them on your 1/2 ton.

 

[grimm]

Yeah, that kind of conversion would require tons of work. Like 07Burb said, you can make anything work with enough time, problem solving, modification, fabrication, and of course $$$. Just my opinion, but I don't think it's worth all that to convert your 2wd to a stock 4wd IFS setup. If you really want 4wd, do a solid axle swap, which will still require some modification, but I think it'd be less work and time involved, and probably be cheaper in the end.

 

[T-Bagg]

You could keep her two wheel drive and do a long travel set up in front. Then maybe some Deaver or Atlas springs in the back. A nice pre-runner type set up. A good long travel suspension would probably cost less then trying to convert your truck to a stock 4X4 configuration.
And pre-runners and trophy trucks are super fun off road.

If you have the terrain where you live.

 

[SYNASTR]

Ok im keeping it 2wd just lifting it more with spindles and bigger blocks. The real question is, does anyone know if 2500 6 lug rotors will just slide on to my spindles with out any mods? If not, what all is required.

 

[T-Bagg]

Ok im keeping it 2wd just lifting it more with spindles and bigger blocks. The real question is, does anyone know if 2500 6 lug rotors will just slide on to my spindles with out any mods? If not, what all is required.

What's with all this 2500 stuff?

Why not just try some new drilled and slotted rotors that you know will fit your truck? Plus some stainless tell brake lines. You can even go bigger with a performance brake booster and some new calipers with more pistons. There are kits out there to swap your rear drums for discs(though I've read performance increase is negligible.)

It will probably be cheaper to look for stuff out there made for your truck instead of trying to make some Frankenstein suspension/drive train.

 

[SYNASTR]

The reason i say 2500 is because 2500's are two wheel drive and six lug. So the spindles would be the same as mine since it's 2wd. Plus when i googled it there was plenty people saying they swapped to 2500 6 lug rotors in the front to run bigger rims for a dropped truck. But no site said how they did it, or if it was bolt on. I figured someone on here would have done it before and would know whats involved. The only reason i want 6 lug is i bought 15 by 10's with 36 15.50 tires but they are six lug.

 

[retorq]

Were you wanting to swap to 4wd just to run 6lug rims??

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The 7200 Lbs GVW brake rotors for a 2500 use set3/set5 inner/outer bearings which is what the 2wd version uses. So I bet it you use the right rotors it would work ...

I looked into rear 6 lug axles only, there are a few older ones that are really close, I think they were old Blazer axles ... Good luck.

 

[SYNASTR]

Thanks retorq thats what i was needing to know bout the front. as for the rear i got options i just needed to know bout the front. Thanks guys, in a few weeks i should be getting my 4 inch spindles and bigger locks. so total lift should be about 9. plus

 

[07Burb]

This whole thread is starting to baffle me..... Surely I'm not alone! It's all over the place...

 

[retorq]

This whole thread is starting to baffle me..... Surely I'm not alone! It's all over the place...

I think he wanted to swap to 4wd to get himself 6 lug axles so he can run 6 lug wheels. He wasn't thinking far enough outside the box.

 

[SYNASTR]

At first i was trying to go to 4wd. But due to complications. I'll just swap to 6 lug. And since i can do the rotors for the front. I'll either do spacer adapters for the rear or take and install a 6 lug rearend.

 

[rabbiporkchop]

Guys i have a question. Any help would be appreciated. I have as you know a 95 Yukon 4 door that is 2wd and has somewhat six inches of lift. I'm looking to make it a 4wd. I know your gonna say buy one but that's NOT AN OPTION. I can get all the parts from a 4wd truck cheap. Question is can a full front 4wd suspension from say a Tahoe bolt up to my frame and get the transfer case and cross member and drill for it. and both drive shafts from the 4wd and the rear end. Can it be done with out modifying my frame or anything major? Thanks guys Jake

The easiest thing to do is fab up some leaf spring brackets and toss a solid axle in.