the model 18 is 1:1 in high range. When i put it in, just leave in high range and disable the range selector. the other stick with it is the 2wd - N - 4wd lever, this is the one I would hook up.
what your saying doesn't apply. At 1:1 the output will always turn the same RPM as the input.
Edit: I would rather use a sling box to get the passenger side rear output and it would simplify everything, but a 1:1 sling box would cost around $2000 and I can get a fleet of junkyard jeep model 18 for that. The idea is to use the model 18 as a sling box. leave it in hi range so it will be 1:1 at all times (infact, some 18s didn't have a low range). Both cases don't need to be 1:1, just the rear case.
That quadra steer axle in the denali is a straight axle (like a front D60 except the diff is centered) and I believe its a D60 ....... really hard to get here and if you do find it, it must be gold plated or something.
a straight axle does not fit my potential project.