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I think starting in 2011 the trans controller is in the ECU. Before it is in the 6R80. So you may be able to get a donor truck and use the engine, trans and transfer case. I do not know the details though. The 6R80 is a great transmission.
You still have drag as the system is now but im not sure how much it would be with the torsen ls.
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Originally Posted by jprevat
Its not so much that it gets power but that it causes drag. When out of 4x4 the passenger side axle shaft is disengaged via sliding collar. This means that only the driver side is connected to the front ring and pinion.
I can almost promise you they make a cable lock for your jeep.
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Originally Posted by jprevat
I can almost promise you they make a cable lock for your jeep.
Im very tempted to start a diff traction aid thread so we stop cluttering this one.
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Originally Posted by jprevat
Yeh I would not do that. That transfer case isnt meant for that kind of use. Unless you are talking only about the axles separate from the tcase.
Im very tempted to start a diff traction aid thread so we stop cluttering this one.
Im very tempted to start a diff traction aid thread so we stop cluttering this one.
having this permanently locked isn't going to hurt anything except maybe gas mileage. it basically makes it like a one piece axle like the Jeep Wrangler TJ and JK axles are. all it does is make both axle shafts in the front axle always turning, meaning the differential is always turning, as well as the driveshaft.
there isn't any power being put through the system until it's shifted into 4x so nothing is affected or harmed by the change. the transfer case won't be hurt or affected in any way by this as the output for the front axle is just freewheeling and the gears inside the transfer case besides 4 low are synchronized.
basically the tcase has nothing to do with what I was talking about lol. only the front axle.
and I think you should start a thread like that, it would be good to have around and be very useful and informative. would make a great thread to add to the stickies.
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I'm talking about the center axle disconnect in the front axle. it's the same as on 10th gens but it's vacuum actuated (don't know how the 10th gen one is set up)
having this permanently locked isn't going to hurt anything except maybe gas mileage. it basically makes it like a one piece axle like the Jeep Wrangler TJ and JK axles are. all it does is make both axle shafts in the front axle always turning, meaning the differential is always turning, as well as the driveshaft.
there isn't any power being put through the system until it's shifted into 4x so nothing is affected or harmed by the change. the transfer case won't be hurt or affected in any way by this as the output for the front axle is just freewheeling and the gears inside the transfer case besides 4 low are synchronized.
basically the tcase has nothing to do with what I was talking about lol. only the front axle.
and I think you should start a thread like that, it would be good to have around and be very useful and informative. would make a great thread to add to the stickies.
having this permanently locked isn't going to hurt anything except maybe gas mileage. it basically makes it like a one piece axle like the Jeep Wrangler TJ and JK axles are. all it does is make both axle shafts in the front axle always turning, meaning the differential is always turning, as well as the driveshaft.
there isn't any power being put through the system until it's shifted into 4x so nothing is affected or harmed by the change. the transfer case won't be hurt or affected in any way by this as the output for the front axle is just freewheeling and the gears inside the transfer case besides 4 low are synchronized.
basically the tcase has nothing to do with what I was talking about lol. only the front axle.
and I think you should start a thread like that, it would be good to have around and be very useful and informative. would make a great thread to add to the stickies.