AWD Conversion How-To

[Humminnboatin]

THIS INFO IN RED ABOVE IS NOT CORRECT. Silverado SS transfer case will move the truck with front shaft removed. Many trucks have been dynoed by removing the front shaft. Some Denali and Escalade transfer cases rely on braking to the wheel that is slipping. So that transfer case will not move with out front shaft.

How is this possible?? What type of AWD system does the SS have? Does it have a selectable 4wd option? If so that is how they are pulling the front drive shaft for dyno testing. I am confused as to how you can pull the front drive shaft on a viscus AWD system without having some type of locker.

I disagree. If someone wants to know about the hummer transfer case I will give you that one.

What question are you answering? Did you read every post in this thread? My magic 8 ball says not likely.



Actually I did read the entire thread and I was trying to clerify that you can have the best of all worlds by doing an AWD swap with a HUMMER xfer case.

Seems to me that you know about hummer and 4wd transfer case and very little about the transfer case for a Silverado SS. You're right I do not know a whole lot about the SS xfer case but it seems allot of people were questioning weather or not it was a smart swap.

Really there isn't much to know about the SS transfer case however I think you missed it and the whole reason for this thread. THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT OFF ROADING. This thread is about street traction. You are putting information that will do nothing but confuse some one into thinking that all they have to do is bolt the hummer transfer case in a truck and drive. That would be cool if it were easy. Not gonna work that way. Body control module, Transfer case control module, switches and various wiring would have to be changed and or replaced.
The information you posted here should not have even been put into thread titled what the benefit of awd much less this one. Maybe reworded to describe the hummer transfer case maybe. So please if you are going to post information in my thread make it accurate.

My information is VERY accurate. I posted info that was relevant to a smart AWD swap. I never said and Hummer xfer case would be an easy swap. However I would assume anyone looking to do a mod of this type would understand its not just a plug'n play install.

I am really sorry if I offended you in some way. I just thought that some might really benefit from the information posted. That is why we are all here right? To learn from each other?

[zeake]

My information is VERY accurate. I posted info that was relevant to a smart AWD swap. I never said and Hummer xfer case would be an easy swap. However I would assume anyone looking to do a mod of this type would understand its not just a plug'n play install.

I am really sorry if I offended you in some way. I just thought that some might really benefit from the information posted. That is why we are all here right? To learn from each other?

You information must not be too accurate if you don't know what type transfer case the SS has.
So my swap was not smart?
Previous posts in this thread described the SS transfer case. Viscous coupling. This link has some good info in it. http://www.denalitrucks.com/documents/TL_Jan03.pdf
The SS transfer case uses a viscous coupling that works by FM. You know Freakin magic. I can't accurately describe the mechanical functions of it so I won't try. It is really neat though.

Your post is informative about the hummer transfer case but not accurate at all about the SS transfer case, yet you say "ask me about all wheel drive transfer cases" like you are the expert when you are not totally accurate.

You did not offend me at all, and I hope I did not offend you. I just dont want someone to read my thread that I spent a ton of time researching and find information that will not help them, or worse, steer them into a tough direction. Why get some ones hopes up of having the hummer transfer case and then they find out how hard it would be. Some people that haven't a clue might think it is plug and play and waste some money and time trying to make it work when it has not even been proven to be possible. Several people had proven the SS swap before I did it. I am the only one that wrote a how to. I would love to see someone do it and write up a how to.
If I had known more about the Hummer transfer case I might have been the poor sap to try and make it work. Heck your info makes me reconsider owning a Hummer.

[zeake]

Crud
In my last reponse I was totally wrong about a good description of how the awd transfer case works. I even gave the Hummer dude an unnecessary hard time for it. Threads are currently running together in my brain. I will try and find the accurate info written by someone other than myself. Will post it soon.

SORRY