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Manual Locking Hubs
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Chris72
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Ok then besides the ****y milage with auto hubs, are the really that bad for trails and light rocks. Not extreme stuff.
YOU DON'T HAVE AUTOMATIC HUBS.
You have drive slugs.
You DO NOT need a part time kit.
Martin
You have drive slugs.
You DO NOT need a part time kit.
Martin
unless you have 5 bolts with star bit to remove holding the cap on for auto hubs that also have a 4x4 emblem on it then its not auto hubs.
aftermarket or factory hubs that lock/unlock by YOU the driver have 6 bolts to hold them on. or if some fords factory thay have 3 bolts.
full time drive slugs 2 styles
old first style 6 big 5/16-3/8 bolts/studs&nuts hold it to the wheel hub and its a block of steel to lock the shaft permenent to the wheel hub.
newer style is solid slug that fits in side the wheel hub and has a plain steel or chrome cap poped on in its place to keep crap out and grease in.
if you have the stock setup on this truck then you have DRIVE SLUGS !
pic #1 = factory gm auto hubs.
pic #2 = factory drive slugs with painted dust caps.
pic #3 = bolt on drive plate / slug old style.
pic #4 = dana 60 style drive slug factory with spacer tube.
pic #5 = aftermarket drive slugs.
aftermarket or factory hubs that lock/unlock by YOU the driver have 6 bolts to hold them on. or if some fords factory thay have 3 bolts.
full time drive slugs 2 styles
old first style 6 big 5/16-3/8 bolts/studs&nuts hold it to the wheel hub and its a block of steel to lock the shaft permenent to the wheel hub.
newer style is solid slug that fits in side the wheel hub and has a plain steel or chrome cap poped on in its place to keep crap out and grease in.
if you have the stock setup on this truck then you have DRIVE SLUGS !
pic #1 = factory gm auto hubs.
pic #2 = factory drive slugs with painted dust caps.
pic #3 = bolt on drive plate / slug old style.
pic #4 = dana 60 style drive slug factory with spacer tube.
pic #5 = aftermarket drive slugs.
more info
pic #1 = stock spicer internal mount.
pic #2 = n.o.s. bolt on spicer.
pic #3 = cheep reg warn hubs and factory used in 80's-90's.
pic #4 = prem warn hubs not factory installed.
pic #5 = superwinch bolt on hubs aftermarket.
pic #1 = stock spicer internal mount.
pic #2 = n.o.s. bolt on spicer.
pic #3 = cheep reg warn hubs and factory used in 80's-90's.
pic #4 = prem warn hubs not factory installed.
pic #5 = superwinch bolt on hubs aftermarket.
last few we see/play with
pic #1 = spicer hubs for dana 60 gm use yellow dial/white when old faded.
pic #2 = same but red/pink when faded ford used .
pic #3 = dynatrac new hubs almost same as spicers.
pic #4-5 = selectro hubs bolt on and internal mount.
pic #1 = spicer hubs for dana 60 gm use yellow dial/white when old faded.
pic #2 = same but red/pink when faded ford used .
pic #3 = dynatrac new hubs almost same as spicers.
pic #4-5 = selectro hubs bolt on and internal mount.
The chance you will see a milage gain is minimal at best.
I have done several part time kits and no body gained any milage. What you do gain is 2 wd low with the hubs locked in. Which is great because even without a locker the front axle powered cuts into your turning circle a bit.
I have never put hubs on a 203 equipped truck but have heard everything from no lubrication to ruining your front axle, have no idea what it would do.
Are you sure you not in hi loc? My blazer drove great in hi with a 203 and drive slugs. If that front end is pulling pushing or doing some other thing you might be in lok.
I have done several part time kits and no body gained any milage. What you do gain is 2 wd low with the hubs locked in. Which is great because even without a locker the front axle powered cuts into your turning circle a bit.
I have never put hubs on a 203 equipped truck but have heard everything from no lubrication to ruining your front axle, have no idea what it would do.
Are you sure you not in hi loc? My blazer drove great in hi with a 203 and drive slugs. If that front end is pulling pushing or doing some other thing you might be in lok.
dont forget the 203 shifter can get vary dirty and not give all positions correctly also.
Chris72
Registered Member
See i don't know, this is my first auto locking truck. All I know is that I am in 4 hi unlock and when I turn really sharp the front passenger side wheel jerks the truck a little bit. Plus I'm really just going off horror stories I've herd with auto hubs or slugs waterer you wanna call them. I'm trust trying to find the best setup to run.
like i have said 2 totaly diffrent things.
You have DRIVE SLUGS, not auto hubs.
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
Not even close.
Martin
Chris72
Registered Member
Ok so should I just leave these drive slugs alone?
Or would manuals be better?
Or would manuals be better?
Install a set of manual hubs. With them in the LOCK position they will work exactly the same as your current drive slugs. With them in the FREE position, the NP203 will have to EITHER have a part time kit installed, or be ran in either High Loc, or Low Loc. You can try it without the part time kit at first, and see if you think it is worth disabling the full time 4x4. I am guessing there is someone on here close to you that would probably just give you a set of used half ton lock outs. I have tons of them sitting around.
Martin
Martin
