Have manual locking hubs installed instead. Hubs unlocked, trans in hi loc, front drive shaft will spin but front wheels will free spin. In hi or lo unlock there is a differential in the transfer case. That is how the front and rear axles survive in full time on dry roads
But do you know if removing the front drive shaft for the "short term" will affect anything else? I did this once on a '99 Durango, but that was a total different set up. I'm not very 4x4 savy.... thanks
