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Very well put, makes alot of sense.
If you went up somewhere that a scout could not, there is something really wrong with the scout or the driver. Come on dude, get off the crack. And a 2 wheel drive with a locker will never be as good as a open 4x4. That one wheel turning up front makes all the difference in the world. When you come up to an obsticle in a trail wether it is a rock or ditch or whatever, the 4x4 will help pull you up and over while the 2 wheeler will just push.I agree. 2wd offroading is a small cult of people, who usually have a 4x4 but like a challenge with their 2wd truck. I take out my 4x4 and tackle some obstacles. Then take the 2wd out and see how far I can get in 2wd. If you really think about it a 2wd with a locker is almost as good as a 4x4 with open diffs. I have been through some stuff that I thought a 2wd could never go. As for not having a low range, you have to gear low enough so you dont need one. I can put my 2wd in first gear, let the clutch out and walk beside the truck. Is that low enough for no t-case? Yes I believe it is. It works for me anyhow. And to see the look on those Jeep boys faces when you pass them on a hillclimb in a 2wd Ranger is priceless, making it even better when you sling half pound mud clods at their windshield.A 2wd is not a rock crawler but I know one thing I have taken my truck places my uncles z71 would not go. And just the other night I was out and went right up a hill that a Scout with 35's could not make it up. It works for me.
One more thing, just think of a 2wd Ranger with a locker as an oversized 2wd utility or sport quad. They can go everywhere.
A very heavy old Scout with open diffs and 35x12.50 bfg m/t vs my ranger with 33x12.50 wild country rvt's on a long steep muddy hill. Why am I on crack? He had 2 wheels spinning, I had 2 wheels spinning. We both had 2wd, we were not trying to rock crawl or drive up ledges or through ditches. I had the advantage. I never said a 2wd was a rockcrawler or a ditch crawler. But they do fairly well at mud slingin and trail riding.
Not if it is a true 4x4, then no it will never be possible.
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