Andrew Warfield
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Any thoughts or ideas about going that route? What would need to be done to the transfer case after removing the front driveshaft? Would there be a plug necessary to prevent leaks of any sort?
4L60E 4WD to 2WD Conversion
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The front drive shaft bolts on, either to a yoke or a flange. Nothing to plug. I'd agree with going that route if the transfer case is in good condition.
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If the 2wd hubs won't fit on your spindles, you could still do what Mark said and keep just the stub of the CV half-shaft that pokes through the 4wd hub bearing unit. That with the spindle nut will keep the bearing together just like if it were still a 4x4.
This is commonly done as a trail repair for an exploded CV shaft.
This is commonly done as a trail repair for an exploded CV shaft.
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I think you'll have to switch out the upper control arm and ball joint, the lowers are the same. I'd also look into the springs, seem to remember something about them (different spring rate?)
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Lower control arms are different, 4wd doesn't use springs. I wouldn't bother swapping knuckles, much easier to slap the ends of the axles back in.
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This sounds interesting. Can you elaborate in detail how this would be done? How to keep only half of the cv?
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Yeah, remove the clip holding the axle together and bash it apart in a vise.
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I think it depends on the transfer case. My 02 factory had a 261 (manual shift) and it had a slip yoke for the front differential, removing it would leave it open to leak. When I changed over to a 4l80E I used the 243 transfer case (electric modified to be manual) and it had a bolt on front yoke.
I don't think that would be a factor in 1995. I could be wrong.
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