[ivymike1031]

Well, to be perfectly honest, I haven't read that page in over a year (since the last time this discussion came up around here). If they say what you say they say, the transfer case locks the front driveshaft to the rear driveshaft, so each axle receives half of the torque coming from the engine, then they're wrong, except for the special case where there is equal traction at both axles. Say, for example, that the front wheels are entirely off the ground. The front and rear drive shafts are locked together, so they spin at the same speed. The back axle can still push the vehicle along, but the front axle is spinning freely (at the same speed) in mid-air. The rear axle, in this case, will be transmitting nearly 100% of the torque.