I was thinking of getting a Wolverine or a Big Bear for the wife. I then heard that a quad in 4 wheel drive is harder to steer than a quad that's in 2 wheel drive. Is that true? The Wolverine can't be put in 2 wheel drive so that may be a problem. Please let me know what the deal is here. Thanks.

Ok, it is the same as in a truck. The front wheels are pulling in a more straight foreward direction. The first quad i ever rode was a 95 Wolvy, and it could steer fine. No yamaha older than a 2000 can be put into 4x4 to 2x4. i think. I would go for the wolvy....

resistance rather than freewheeling

The difference in steering effort between a 2WD and a 4WD is minimal. If it is a matter of enough strength to steer one over the other, you would probably be better off not getting one at all. But if your going to get a quad, a 4WD will, for the most part, take you places a 2WD would either have a very difficult time with, or not go at all.

Rick

I might be looking for a Wolverine to buy too.

I think it depends on how thick the front diff oil is...If you have a thicker oil the harder the front diff doesnt want to operate when cornering, therefore it's wanting to pull you forward than corner.

Can you buy an un-locker for the Wolverines?? (Like Highlifter)

the thickness of the oil shouldn't matter much, you quads front wheels,when turning, are spinning at the same rotation,but when making the turn, the outer wheel in the turn has to make more rotations tomake the turn,not to mention that a 4x4 is naturally heavier than a 2x4