Can someone explain to me what a divorced transfer case is, what the advantages are and why you would use one.

Thanks.

A divorced case will have an intermediate shaft between the output of the tranny and the input of the case. It's not atttached to the tranny via an adapter. Here is a picture of a suzuki case I found on ebay:

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_6b626253ee4cc97fa4757ea720/i-1.JPG

The divorced case can be used with 2wd tranny's, or in some cases, I think can be used to make a doubler a little easier than a non-divorced case.

That's about the extent of my knowledge on that.

Good luck

What Eric said. Plus they are easier to clock for more clearance. I have thought about using one on my next project. I thought about centering it between the diffs so the front and rear driveshafts are the same. That way, you only need to carry one spare.

Or, you can still carry two spares but they will still fit both sides when the inevitable "broken spare" occurs :D

Due to the less rigid nature of a divorced case, you have to pay a little more attention to mounting the shifter so it won't have problems working. Make sure your mounting is good and solid, and leave a little extra tolerance in your shifter mechanism.

Okay, next question. I see how you can drop a divorced transfer case easily, but, can you drop a mated transfer case? If so, I don't understand what is done since it is mated to the tranny via the adapter.

I've wondered about this for quite some time but never asked.

Are you talking about dropping the case to reduce driveline angle?

Uh, lower the crossmember(s) the tranny/tcase are attached to... the whole assy will rotate at the motor mounts.

Maybe I'm missing the question..........

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That's what I was guessing, but wouldn't that have the effect of making a better angle for the rear output but a steeper angle for the front t-case output?

I believe that at that distance from the pivot point (motor mounts) the change in angle of the front output shaft would be more than negated by the actual distance the yoke and u-joint is dropping.

I could be wrong.

In most cases yes