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10-06-2010, 05:56 PM
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Locking Hubs
My 82 still has the automatic locking hubs. I am looking at these below.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MMK-104/ Anyone using these? How are they? Is there any speacial parts or suggestions to make the swap easier? Or if there is a better recomendation I would be gratefull. Thanks
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10-06-2010, 06:05 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Had a pair. Worked at good as my old warns or blue mile markers i had.
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10-06-2010, 06:15 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Did you convert to them from the auto locking hubs? Do I need any adapter kits or anything?
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10-06-2010, 06:35 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
It depends if your truck has a full tie 4wd transfer case. Like NP203's need a kit instaled to be part time. With the hubs they were a straight install.
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10-06-2010, 06:48 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
No I have a NP208. So if I understand you correctly I can just go buy the hubs and swap them out no problem correct?
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Re: Locking Hubs
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The trucks that require the tranfercase "kit" do not have the automatic hubs. The transfercase is completely different.
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10-06-2010, 07:07 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Cool.. Thanks for both of yours help.
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10-07-2010, 10:24 AM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Are you selling your old auto hubs? Some people like em.
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10-07-2010, 05:06 PM
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Nope will more than likely chunk them. It will be a few weeks before I swap them I like to research before I start somthing helps prevent unexpected expenditures.
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01-29-2011, 09:39 PM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Was going to get the hubs swaped a few months ago but a couple of root canals and a car accident has prevented me from doing so. A buddy has a set of these http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MMK-302/ he will give me for nothing but I'm concerned the plastic/nylon dial will not hold up as its metal counter part like these
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MMK-104/. Should I go ahead with the free ones or buy the ones I had planned on?
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01-30-2011, 07:16 AM
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Re: Locking Hubs
Personally I'd go for free, change them later if it becomes a problem.
My old factory Spicer's had plastic dials and are still going.
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Re: Locking Hubs
All the 71/72 K/20s I've had still had the plastic knob Spicers they had since new. Free is good.
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Re: Locking Hubs
Yeah, what they said. Seriously, the plastic part is not a strength issue. It just pushes the meshing gears together, they take the load.
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