TOD and no rear driveshaft....

[atilla_the_fun]

If one had manual hubs in the front, could one disconnect one of the two wheels and drive in 4L, with the driveshaft disconnected as well? 1 wheel drive?

[Marlin]

If one had manual hubs in the front, could one disconnect one of the two wheels and drive in 4L, with the driveshaft disconnected as well? 1 wheel drive?

Only if you had a locker. With out OEMopen diff, you only get as much torque to the wheels as one needing the lowest amount to turn, which would be the disengaged hub. The diff would see that wheel as still spinning. Now with a front locker.....I don't even want to imagine how horrible that would be. It would be bad on the drivetrain, unbalanced stress on shafts and whatnot.

As for snow driving, I have read many complaints on here about TOD in the snow causing problems. Based on my experiment with the driveshaft. There was definitely surging and pulsing of power to the front, I could see it on the TOD display as well. That means, if I had a little traction in the front, then a surge in power, I just lost what little I had going for me in the form of spinning tires.

No worries, if it works for you, thats awesome, I just don't know that computers and technology in an Isuzu were really fast enough to make for seamless TOD ops in slippery conditions. I can tell you it sucks with no drive shaft and it sucks on gravel.