Does anyone have experience with a divorced transfer case? If proper shafts were built, etc Would it allow me to get 4wd from a 2wd tranny? Because I do have both

 

There's no reason it can't be done. Your going to have to fabricate some mounts for that puppy, maybe even a crossmember where there isn't one. The only thing I can think of right now that's also going to be tricky is the front driveshaft and how/where its going to be routed, cause its going to be alittle long.

 

Ford ran that set up for years- there are wheel travel advantages to having a longer front shaft. I think atlas is making a new divorced box for the extreme rock crawling crowd.

 

My "74 Power Wagon was divorced and so was my '72 International. It was common in past years but it has it's disadvantages. They all have ground clearance problems with the transfer case hanging down in the middle of the truck. The front shaft is really long and sits low. U-joints were a problem on both of mine and I replaced a lot of them. And there is a tendency to vibrate heavily under acceleration. The fix is to run struts to the frame and to the tranny from the T'case. Overall, it's not a good setup except for some special case, like HotRod said, extreme rock crawling. Much better to get the right tail shaft housing for the tranny and bolt them together. Better because you won't have to fabricate special anti vibration struts, you won't need a center driveline, your ground clearance will probably be better and your maintenance will be lower. But, yes, divorced does work.


Wetspirit

 

I nearly bought a 2002 Duramax that was 2wd to convert it to SFA and a Divorced transfer case. If you do it right, it could be better than a standard set up. The advantage I see is having the front and rear drive shafts the same angle and the length, that way the power it delivered evenly. Go for it, just do your homework on driveline angles and you wont be burning the joints up constantly!

 

Two big advantages of divorced transfer cases are:

1. Clutch and transmission work are no different than for a two-wheel-drive.

No big heavy transfer-case hanging on the transmission to have to be
dealt with.

2. If you are smart enough to keep your rear drive-shaft intact and keep it

for emergencies, the divorced transfer-case can be completely removed,

tossed in the back, and the two-wheel-drive shaft installed, to keep you

rolling, while repair, or replacement, is being done to the transfer-case,

should it ever fail.