Transfer case strength?

[MotorCraft]

Hi i have a ranger that i am doing a 5.0 swap to and i was wondering if any of you know if a 4404 Transfer case will bold up to the 4R70W transmission and will it take the power of the 5.0.

 

[Jefe]

You do know that the 4404 is an AWD transfercase (no Lo)?
To answer the question, yes, That is the exact drivetrain of a V8 AWD explorer, so I would think it'd work fine together.

 

[MotorCraft]

i was told the 4404 is the 4.0L transfer case and the 4405 was the AWD transfer case. But anyway what is the 4.0L transfer case? and will it hold up kinda want to stay away from AWD

 

[Jefe]

Got it backwards. the 4405 is the TOD (Torque on demand) 4x4 T-case, and the 4404 is the AWD. I don't know how well the 4405 would hold up to a V8, plus you'd have a hard time getting it to work right because of the TOD system. I believe Advance Adapters makes an adaptor so that you can bolt that t-case to that tranny though.

 

[V8BoatBuilder]

Stadx2 - a user here - successfully put a Control trac T-case behind his V8 x. I'm planning a similar swap. The electronics are harder on a non-explorer vehicle, since the control trac auto4wd is controled by the GEM, which also does other year-specific vechile features.

If you don't need auto4wd, use a BW1354electric t-case, it is apparently the same case and bolt pattern as the 4405, but only needs a simple switch to engage 2wd, 4hi or 4low.

AA makes the adapter to mount the 4wd t-cases to the AOD or 4r70w. But they are pricy. The expedition BW4406 t-case bolts directly to the 4r70w, and has control trac, but its huge.

 

[MotorCraft]

Thanks for the Info on the case's so your saying that the BW1354electric t-case (under the ranger now) will take the power of a V8?