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So I got a really good deal on my truck and my stupid ass didn't know until after I bought my vehicle that it had the single speed transfer case without 4 low. I just assumed since basically every GM truck I've had that was a 4x4 has had 4lo that this one did too. Plus I didn't care about Z71 package because I was going to upgrade the suspension anyway. Now I was thinking, since it seems like everything is identical in both 4x4 trucks other than the transfer case, couldn't one just be swapped in? I found a post on a Tahoe forum where someone with a 2012 Tahoe that had a single speed swapped to a dual speed and everything was identical other than the transfer case and the TCU 

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I would bet physically they would bolt up. It would make financial sense for GM to have as much commonality as possible other than the actually physically different parts. 

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Nick Gibb New Member

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Summit white I just did the exact same thing. I love everything about the truck, was out in the bush, went to test my dealer lifted 4x4 badged truck with 33.2 inch Toyo RT tires. I pressed what I thought was a cool 4lo button with a picture of a truck crawling over rocks... In the same spot 4 lo is on every other ****ing Gm product and its something completely not 4 low 😡.   I love everything about the truck, and  would rather put the 2 speed tcase in it and have the perfect truck for me! I'm going to look into the swap aswell. I see you posted last year, have you come up with anything? I can't find anything about it. 

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JimCost2014 Senior Enthusiast

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44 minutes ago, Nick Gibb said:

Summit white I just did the exact same thing. I love everything about the truck, was out in the bush, went to test my dealer lifted 4x4 badged truck with 33.2 inch Toyo RT tires. I pressed what I thought was a cool 4lo button with a picture of a truck crawling over rocks... In the same spot 4 lo is on every other ****ing Gm product and its something completely not 4 low 😡.   I love everything about the truck, and  would rather put the 2 speed tcase in it and have the perfect truck for me! I'm going to look into the swap aswell. I see you posted last year, have you come up with anything? I can't find anything about it. 

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Welcome to the site.

 

Does your switch look like the one on the left, or right. Not really up to speed on the T1's, so asking out of curiosity. 

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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They call that 'Terrain Mode'.

 

Manual has a couple pages of explanations about how it works / what it does. 

Some of the functions depend on what gear is selected.

 

 

Gangly Senior Enthusiast

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I'm almost certain it would bolt right up, but the circuitry alterations to make it integrate with your truck seamlessly might be an issue.  Although I have the 2spd transfer case,  I'm curious to see if this is able to be done to a single speed transfer case vehicle of the 19-21 vintage.  It would be nice to be able to add that functionality to an off road truck, especially if buying used and its a simple upgrade.

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