i think it was 3 degrees before, and 1.5 degrees with the bushings. Can't remember what brand makes them, it's been a long time since I installed them.
Woah pump the brakes, we aren't going to zoom past the transfer case thing, mind explaining how?
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I put a 09+ transfer case in my car, which has an electronically controlled clutch. When it's engaged, it's fully locked like a truck transfer case. So when turning, it will shudder in the front. Normally it's computer controlled and I believe there's a front axle disconnect in the front diff. There's 4 wires coming out of the transfer case, a +/- for both a sensor and engaging the clutch. I ran the clutch wires to the ignition switched 12v outlet in the dash, and added a switch so I have AWD on demand and RWD when I don't want it.
The transfer case bolts up just fine (I think you might have to grind a certain part down on a 05-08 but I have a 2010 nag1 since my stock one failed). Aside for the transfer case, all you need is the front half of a 09+ rear driveshaft, and the back half of your current one (unless you swap in a 09+ rear diff as well, then just use the whole new driveshaft). The front driveshaft is the same.
I installed it mainly for drag racing as traction was already starting to become an issue with street tires and a stall converter.
The first time I engaged it and did a u turn, it blew out the axle:
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Upon further inspection, the inner joint is nearly fully extended when the suspension is at stock height. Normally it should be at half extension. Lowering the car makes this a little worse since the boot is not only extended, but at an angle all the time.
When you add the pressure from a locked transfer case, the inner joint slides apart.
If you undo the axle nut, there is about 1" of slack (the entire length of the threads on the axle). So to test out the theory, I'm having a local guy extend an old axle about 3/4". Will try it with that and see if that fixes it. It should fix the issue of the axle blowing apart, and it should also fix the issue of the boot prematurely failing on a lowered AWD.
After that just have to find someone to make it properly since I'm looking at installing a 6.4 next year possibly.
All this is a non-issue with the stock transfer case. Just expect to go through axles more frequently (it was 1 set per summer when I was driving it more)