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which locking hub should i go with???

which locking hubs to go with

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was thinking about goin with the pro comps because there cheap but havnt heard anything good out there about them. i went to 4wp's site and all they had was warn and procomp. does anybody know who sells mile marker and super winch? is there anybody running the pro comps that wheels there truck hard? how bout mile marker, super winch?
 
i also did a search and nobody said anything about the procomp's. i seen mile marker on there too but i went to 4wp's site and they didnt list any mile marker or super winch hubs. anybody know a place with good prices that sells these items?
 
IMO stay away from the Pro Comps. I just replaced a pair of those on my K5 because they were leaking, and the housing was cracked. Also, on both of them the housing was cracked or broken where the 6 allen head screws hold it on. They weren't overtightened either. After looking at them closely you can tell they are just cheap pot metal and very thin.

I went with the Warn Premiums (20990), got a brand new pair off Ebay for only $69 and would highly recommend them.. MUCH better quality than the Pro Comp hubs.
 
I ran superwinch hubs on my 3/4 ton 10bolt and never had a problem with em put them hard into some rocks a couple of times too. I will probably get superwinch or warns for my 60
 
The procomps are rebadged milemarkers. Decent, but not the best IMO. I would just pony up for warns. As for where to get what in phoenix at least, 4wheelers supply -> warns, fly-n-hi -> superwinch, 4WPW -> procomp.
 
WARN premium.

The first time they break, and you get some more for free bc of the lifetime warranty, you'll thank me.

I went through some no name, MM, then some regular Warns before I learned this. Good luck, and don't base everything on pprice ;)
 
Getting WARN PREMIUMS is a wasn't of money IMO

Check the website, moth PREMIUMS and Standard come with a 1 year waranty

They are 90% exactly the same thing. The internals are the same, same part numbers, same casting numbers etc...exactly

The out side it the only diference, the stanards are easier to turn and also only need to turn 90*. This is not a stregth issue and does not effect the stregth of the unit...its simply cosmetic


Once again, the is no diference between warn std and warn premium hubs besides the external look. How do i know, i have both and compared the two....im using the Standards and the premiums are sitting on my desk right now
 
Spicers are great & probably the strongest, BUT they are pain to put together and if seals are bad (things get mucked up inside) the coilspring they use will not push the cog into the splines. Of course, this means 4WD no workey unless you take them apart. Kind of a pain on the trail BTDT x2. I've switched to Warn, mostly because I got a deal on them and I had them on my old '78 and they worked fine. A buddy of mine ran MM for years w/o any issues either.
 
scrappy88 said:
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I went with the Warn Premiums (20990), got a brand new pair off Ebay for only $69 and would highly recommend them.. MUCH better quality than the Pro Comp hubs.
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did you get the lifetime warranty with those?
 
Warn by far . I had Superwinch , but the damn bolts are too small of an allen head and stripped easily .

My Warns come off easy , work everytime , and even after scraping one across a big rock , so you can't read where it says lock or free , it still turns fine :D
 
Superwinch are junk. I just took mine out. Used them once and blew one apart. Internals are PLASTIC!! And the allen head screws kept backing out.

A spare Milemarker set I hade wasn't much better in construction.

By the way this is with only 35's & a 10 bolt. I'm going with Warn Premium for my 60.
 
I've only bought Warn's for literally everything I've owned. I've had a few trucks with other brands but replaced them for Warn's.

Do it right once and leave it there.
 
If I buy warns for my D60, will the 3/4 ton ones work, or do I need the expensive 1 ton ones? ( I am sure I already know the answer LOL)
 
k5-newbie said:
If I buy warns for my D60, will the 3/4 ton ones work, or do I need the expensive 1 ton ones? ( I am sure I already know the answer LOL)
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that is also why they are more expensive...

however back in 1990 I went to go buy locking hubs for my 3/4 ton.. $65 and took them home... this is before the internet was like it is... well they turned out to be d60 hubs... and I had a d44.... :doah:
 
camarossguy2 said:
Getting WARN PREMIUMS is a wasn't of money IMO

Check the website, moth PREMIUMS and Standard come with a 1 year waranty

They are 90% exactly the same thing. The internals are the same, same part numbers, same casting numbers etc...exactly

The out side it the only diference, the stanards are easier to turn and also only need to turn 90*. This is not a stregth issue and does not effect the stregth of the unit...its simply cosmetic


Once again, the is no diference between warn std and warn premium hubs besides the external look. How do i know, i have both and compared the two....im using the Standards and the premiums are sitting on my desk right now
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Like has been said they have a lifetime warrently, I just walked into my local 4wheel parts wholesalers and gave him my busted warn premium, and he handed me a brand new one, no questions / paperwork or anything. And the reason I went from standard Warn to warn premium is because I MELTED the plastic outer part of the warn standard on a cross country trip when the hub got extremely hot...that would not have happened with a warn premium. ;)
 
I am running a set of MileMarker Premium hubs on my 1991 V3500. I bought them from Summit Racing for $160 with shipping and every thing. They are pretty good, but a set of Warn Premiums are a little better.
 
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