Dynatrac Dynaloc hubs, anybody runnin 'em?

[MNorby]

Hardcore wheeling rigs can spend a couple hundred on drive flanges and never worry about them not engaging or breaking

Of course then you get into the discussion of tow rigs and trailers etc and it doesn't look so cheap

I was thinking the same thing but wasn't gonna say anything... at first. I have driven mine upwards of 45 miles a day on highway with flanges without a problem. My dodge has 200,000+ miles without hubs to, granted one shafts is coupled in half.

 

[ssyork]

Mine's not hardcore (wish it was but...)

I have a tow rig and trailer but, I still want the Jimmy to be able to drive on the street in a pinch.

In a pinch, which would be 45+ miles at 55+mph, I would remove 4 3/16" screws and a snap ring, then pull the slugs out, then reinstall the 4 screws into the ring that has threaded holes so the cap stays without the slug installed and start cruising. I blew the innards out a warn premium hub the first run out with them in the snow. Running the slugs and never looking back. I worry more about tire wear on the street than running slugs. Ask stormtrooper about heading back to town after running behind the rocks at BB 2010. Just saying

 

[blowedupmotor87]

In a pinch, which would be 45+ miles at 55+mph, I would remove 4 3/16" screws and a snap ring, then pull the slugs out, then reinstall the 4 screws into the ring that has threaded holes so the cap stays without the slug installed and start cruising. I blew the innards out a warn premium hub the first run out with them in the snow. Running the slugs and never looking back. I worry more about tire wear on the street than running slugs. Ask stormtrooper about heading back to town after running behind the rocks at BB 2010. Just saying

I guess I shouldn't have said "in a pinch". The more I think about it, I am probably going to end up driving the Jimmy daily for most of the year. (Once it's back in driving condition again that is) I have a few reasons for this:
1. It's more maneuverable (the Silverado can be a bit of a pain to park at school since it's a Killer Whale amidst schools of Honda guppies)
2.The Silverado's mileage is getting outta hand (about to hit 105,000 on a 2007!)
3. It gets lots of looks!
4. It's just plain fun to drive! (I miss driving a stick shift)
5. It's MPG isn't really too much lower than the Silverado, relatively speaking.

If things don't work out with the Dynalocs, I going to go with either PolyPerformance or NorthWest Fab drive flanges.

 

[6.2Blazer]

People tend to put way too much emphasis on unlocking hubs for street driving. Unless the front end is welded there are very few drawbacks to leaving the hubs locked or just running drive flanges while cruising on the street. Before getting a trailer I drove my K5 on 200 mile round trips for trailrides with flanges installed and no issues. Previously I had locking hubs and honestly never noticed any difference between having unlocked hubs on the street and drive flanges.

78Buford on here ran the factory style flanges with the press on caps. Removing or installing the flanges was as simple as prying off the cap, removing the snap ring, and pushing back on the cap.

If you were daily driving it just remove the flanges and go. If the roads are bad slap the flanges in and leave them until it is clear, or install them before a trail ride. Not like you would have to remove them everytime you shift into 2wd.

 

[obijuan]

i bought a set of lockouts from this guy and i got em for 230 shipped.
35 spline spicers - ebay
hes willing to deal, and just a week before that i sold a stock set of spicers for 200 shipped on pirate.
i got those hubs for free trading for a set of standard warns cause he thought they were better. i got the warns off an axle i had delivered for $400 and sold sans lockouts for $650.

now thats 35 spline on the cheap.

 

[tvguy]

Good info Steve, I didn't realize you had switched to these. My only real complaint about the Spicers is they can be difficult to engage/disengage, have you noticed anything like that or are they pretty smooth like a Warn?

Sorry John . . . just saw this. These are much easier to engage/disengage than any other locking hubs I've run in the past.

 

[blowedupmotor87]

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