All Wheel Drive Options?

I think I'm going to go out and have a look at a suburban, I figure that
they are readily available with a lot of engine options and apparently AWD.
I actually like the option of being able to turn off AWD however I do not
want a ton of transfer cases and such. I'd like to keep the car close to the
ground. I think that possibly adding an air ride kit (air bags) would help
with any ground clearance issues, does anyone have any experience on how
they would affect the ride?

I think I'm going to go out and have a look at a suburban, I figure that
they are readily available with a lot of engine options and apparently AWD.
I actually like the option of being able to turn off AWD however I do not
want a ton of transfer cases and such. I'd like to keep the car close to the
ground. I think that possibly adding an air ride kit (air bags) would help
with any ground clearance issues, does anyone have any experience on how
they would affect the ride?

Erik-Jan Geniets <[email protected]> writes in article <[email protected]> dated Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:13:35 +0100:
>Spud Demon wrote:
>
>> That's why if you jack
>> up both drive wheels on a 2WD vehicle and spin one of them with the engine
>> off (but in gear), the other will spin in at an equal speed in the opposite
>> direction.
>
>As far as I recall this will also happen in neutral ???
>Erik-Jan.

In neutral the driveshaft can also spin freely. So you could spin one wheel
and have somebody hold the other one still if you wanted.

In gear the driveshaft is locked to the engine speed (0), so the wheel
speeds are equal and opposite.

-- spud_demon -at- thundermaker.net
The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer.

OK I know you guys will know the answer to this question.

1) Is there a transfer case that would allow me to select between FWD, RWD
or Both? What vehicles are using them?