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Old 01-31-2009, 10:35 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
I would recommend direct-driving the front with the electric motor and driving the rear through the transmission with the gas motor. You can drive the front through the transfer case and transmission, but there's a fair amount more drag, and I'm not sure that the transfer case is designed for continuous use over thousands of miles at a stretch.
That wouldn't make any sense. Converting to a front-only setup would be much more efficient, would allow the vehicle to be lowered to a more 2wd-like stance, and eliminate a lot of dead weight in the process. Also, you can't just remove the transfer case from a 4wd, you would need to get ahold of a 2wd driveshaft, as the 4wd shaft is shorter.
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