drivetrain question

is it possible to drive with different gear ratios in the front and rear axle with a 231? i have a d-30 with 4.56's and a d35 with the same. i'm going to be installing a d-44 soon , i'd like to get it in there and find out how short the driveshaft has to be cut to fit. the d-44 will be regeared to match, but as of right now it has 3.55's in it. my question is would it be possible as long as i leave it in 2hi? i realize i could probably just pull the front driveshaft as well and that would work. i searched before i posted so take it easy on me.

It's possible... but what if????

Take off the front driveshaft to be safe otherwise you run the risk of exploding your transfer case.

Chris

No problem as long as you don't put it in 4wd........but you could remove the front shaft to be safe.

I drove around with 4.56 in the front and 4.88 in the rear for nearly 8 months while I worked on my front end. After a couple weeks I pulled the front shaft just to be safe. You won't have any problems.