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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
Has anyone ever made a FWD truck (or FWD/4WD)? If not...why? Is there some logic in having the power under the loads? Is it worth the loss in traction when the truck is carrying no load?
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I suspect it has something to do with the robustness (or lack thereof) of transaxles and CV joints. You'll notice that all HD trucks and semis use solid rear axles in order to carry heavy payloads and transfer gobs of torque. Sometimes there still is no substitute for big strong gears...