I have been contemplating my build for a year now on my 02.

I have wheeled mine quite a bit in stock form. Only got stuck twice. Once a more agresive set of tires probably would have helped. The second time I high-centered on the transfer case skid plate.

I have pestered Matt at Indy4x with many questions and have finally decided to swap in a set of OME coils in the rear and crank the bars in the front to clear 285's.

I too am concerned about the lack of gearing option and must say I have had less than stellar performance of my TOD system. It tends to let the rear spin before the front starts pulling. There is a way to add a switch to override the TOD leaving you with a normal 4HI. I am planning this as my next project.

One last thing, the front axle soliniods have a tendency to stick causing the front axle to not engage. Mine just did this to me and everyone that I have talked to says if you use it once a month it will keep working fine. I went 3 months without using it and it screwed up.

Good Luck!