Ok i've only ridden older crappy quads me and my buddy are looking for new ones and unsure if we need a 4x4 or not. We are thinking some sporty 4x4 like a Wolverine or a Renegade 800 would be fun but if 2wd is fine we'd just go get some yfz450's or something. We won't be jumping like some of our crazy friends and won't be doing massive mudding not really into that either. So goofing on having fun around the farm and going through the mountains and maybe small streams with our buddies. So would a YFZ450 or KFX450 with some skid plates and decent tires be ok or should we look at like a Wolv with maybe a BBK or in my buddies case overkill and get the Ren 800 that I'm guessing should be able to go anywhere.

 

400ex is a great all around quad.

 

If you are in two wheel drive and can't go any farther, right then is when you know you need four wheel drive.

I would first decide if you want sport, sport/utility, or utility. If you decide on utility I think the 4x4 is worth the extra cost. If you decide on sport/utility I would also go with 4x4, just because there really aren't any two wheel drive sport/utility ATVs. Sport quads can do surprisingly good. I have seen sport quads go places a 4x4 couldn't, like straight up vertical stream banks that are climbed with momentum, and not traction. And I have seen my 17 year old son go through a mud hole on his one wheel drive dirt bike that I had just gotten stuck in with a Grizzly 700 that had 27" tires and the front locker engaged. It helped that the bike didn't have to straddle the ruts I kept getting high centered on, he just picked a rut and went right through on his first try.

 

that would for sure be up to the owner,i have both,,but the 4x4 has better holdback pulls like a mule,and just all around more secure ride,but i would like a in and out button installed on my honda 450 4x4,trustme go with the 4x4 for the real steap riding up,or down-hill,

 

That's kind of what I was thinking that's why I was deciding more on like the Wolverine something lite well for a 4x4 and if it did need more power the 500cc BBK. But my buddy thinks he needs a 800 for some reason but was considering a 450R because it's cheaper and wasn't sure how much he'd need 4x4.

 

Well, you could always put a winch on the 2wd.

Or, you could always ride with someone that has a 4wd, to pull you out.

 

What sort of ground clearance do you need? I've been on a 400ex, man what a hotrod, but it wouldn't make it 1/4 mile on my farm before it got stuck. The ground is just too rough for that sort of machine.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: brusk

Ok i've only ridden older crappy quads me and my buddy are looking for new ones and unsure if we need a 4x4 or not. We are thinking some sporty 4x4 like a Wolverine or a Renegade 800 would be fun but if 2wd is fine we'd just go get some yfz450's or something. We won't be jumping like some of our crazy friends and won't be doing massive mudding not really into that either. So goofing on having fun around the farm and going through the mountains and maybe small streams with our buddies. So would a YFZ450 or KFX450 with some skid plates and decent tires be ok or should we look at like a Wolv with maybe a BBK or in my buddies case overkill and get the Ren 800 that I'm guessing should be able to go anywhere.</end quote></div>

if you ain't got it ,you cain't use it,,,get the best of both worlds,,it sure is nice to push a button and get unstuck.. sport utility.........

 

Dont know where you live but if you plan on any snow riding a 4wd sure makes that nice.

 

get a polaris 4x awd switch is good 4x is at finger my 800 will do 60 in 4x4 and almost 75 with it in 2 wd. ive pulled a s10 blazer with a trailer and another 700 for over a mile when buddy ran outta gas.granted its paved road but i wanna see another quad do same