I think I would go either way. I can live with the pros and cons of 2x or 4x. My real world use will probably be a great deal of rural and boondocking, I will probably never see an RV park and as little of the interstate as possible. I have heard no trouble with transfer cases and not sure if manual cases are out there but if so I would absolutely prefer manual transfer case, I will twin stick it if I can as well to choose HI/LO independently of 2/4wd. This truck will have to serve ALL truck needs aside from towing a 5er. Manual hub conversion with out a second thought.
I feel like I have already refined what I want enough to make finding the right truck difficult. I cant budge on the SRW long bed diesel crew cab part. I might consider an automatic if the trans has already been bomb proofed. Truth is I really do like manuals and have been driving them all my life. I don't care about the color or option package. I'm actually very happy to hear of a few folks here doing this with a manual and SRW. The input is infinitely valuable.
Tony
