[Hayes]

Yes.

Pretty cool setup, I think.

Originally Posted by RavenTai

This seams to come up over and over again, people have the impression that the VC is a transmitter of drive torque to the rear axle, the 80 is not like an AWD Audi or Subaru or LR where thre is no direct connection to one axle, in our case the VC is used differently it is a limited slip device that dampens the center differential. the rear drive runs right through the center of the VC from the center diff to the rear output flange uninterrupted, the VC is splined to that shaft and to the center diff carrier, since for the center diff to differentiate between the front and rear outputs the rear shaft and the diff carrier have to spin at different speeds, the VC splined to both will resist this differential rotation.

now with the VC removed it is still full time 4 wheel drive, both axles are sill driven like before but the center diff is no longer limited slip, if one axle or the other gets on ice for example that axle can receive all the drive RPM (can be either front or rear) , exactly the same as the 91/92 FJ80, same as a open unlocked diff in an axle, the CDL will still work and when needed can be locked to keep the front and rear drive shafts locked to each other rotating at the same RPM like a part time T-case.


http://webpages.charter.net/raventai...20TRANSFER.pdf