You must have put the hooks on yourself if its a 2wd because as far as I know the 2wd dont have them. But you could easily pull it with the front hooks on a 2wd. But remember you will loose tracking pulling in rev. the back of the truck will raise and the front will squat, If you pull from the back the rear will squat giving you more traction. Those hooks on a 4wd in front are made to pull you out, not pulling other vehicles out. There have been a number of cases that people have trashed the front transfer casing and gears trying to pull with the hooks. If you have a 2wd and dont want a hitch, then consider a 12 volt winch in the front that will hook to the hooks. that way you dont get stuck trying to unstick others by spinning your tires.