Locking hubs
11-22-2016, 02:05 PM
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Locking hubs
I got have a brand new set of warn locking hubs brand new I picked up from a friend for very very cheap. I have a 8.25 I'm swapping in with shafts and a lunch box locker with disc brakes from a zj. Question is, is it worth butting the hubs it's I use it as a daily along with my pick up and I'm building the jeep for off-road use and road use. What locker is worth putting in the d30 with locking hubs full case or lunch box? Or should I stay away for the hubs compleatly. Like I said I have the hubs and they are new never used and got them for very very cheap? Thanks guys
11-22-2016, 04:50 PM
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Forget the hubs.
Put them on Craigslist.
Put them on Craigslist.
11-22-2016, 06:13 PM
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You're gonna have to spend at least another $1000 on a free spin kit if you wanna be able to use the lock outs on a Dana 30. Warn hubs are garbage imo anyway. Yukon lockouts are the only way to go.
11-23-2016, 12:42 AM
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Off road i rather have the stock unit bearings they are sealed,The old school locking hubs use wheel bearings that can get water and mud inside them.You have to clean out the hubs a few times a year.
11-23-2016, 04:36 AM
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That's one of the dumbest reasons I've heard not to use hubs. A properly assembled sealed hub does not take in dirt or water unless it's submerged for a prolonged period of time. Hubs are 10x stronger than stock unit bearings and serviceable. Way better in my book.
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11-23-2016, 04:48 AM
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No I don't do mud. Rather have a hub as my weak point over my ring gear or shaft. Look into Yukon hardcore lockouts. Basically a drive flange that can be turned off. And if they fail they fail in the locked position. A regular drive flange is impossible to run on the street.
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11-23-2016, 06:00 AM
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Gotcha didn't see you had the whole kit. If its the same hubs that are used on a ranger then sell it. If its the 3/4 ton Dana 44 hub then use it.
11-23-2016, 06:13 AM
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http://www.morris4x4center.com/spin-free-locking-hub-conversion-kit-for-dana-30-tj-xj-yj-27-spline-5-x-4-5-rrp-yawu07.html?gclid=CK7K6dHsvtACFUhMDQods-4Gew
I think this is up but I can double check when I get home
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