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Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Locking hubs
Has anyone put on manual locking hubs? Do you need to swap out the axle?
Author:  tjkj2002 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Locking hubs
icefisher45 wrote:
Has anyone put on manual locking hubs? Do you need to swap out the axle?
You would need to do a SFA swap,looking at about $8000-$25,000 to put lockouts on a KJ.
Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:31 pm ]
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Scratch that idea :(
Author:  tjkj2002 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:34 pm ]
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icefisher45 wrote:
Scratch that idea :(
Oh it's not that bad,I have $16,000 in parts sitting in my apartment,getting ready for my SFA swap 8) ,it only took me about 2 years to get the parts I have already and only about $2000-$3000 more for the rest of the parts to complete.
Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:37 pm ]
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May put it on the backburner for the time being and start with the small stuff.
Author:  Jeepjeepster [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:48 pm ]
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Whats your reason for wanting to have locking hubs?
Author:  jason thompson [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:05 pm ]
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Jeepjeepster wrote:
Whats your reason for wanting to have locking hubs?


I would also like to know?

I know why they came on CJ's and other bigger trucks back in the day.
Author:  jsc7002 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:42 pm ]
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jason thompson wrote:
Jeepjeepster wrote:
Whats your reason for wanting to have locking hubs?


I would also like to know?

I know why they came on CJ's and other bigger trucks back in the day.


some big trucks still do too
Author:  Inc [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:49 pm ]
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A lot of guys with TJs and LJs put them on their axles as well.
Author:  daspes [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:14 pm ]
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I absolutely hated having to get out a lock my hubs on my CJ...
Author:  jsc7002 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:15 pm ]
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i always thought it was annoying to have to get out to lock them, but that might just be bc im really lazy :roll:
Author:  daspes [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:17 pm ]
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jsc7002 wrote:
i always thought it was annoying to have to get out to lock them, but that might just be bc im really lazy :roll:


Hmm, that may explain why I hated it too.
Author:  tommudd [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:21 pm ]
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Always locked them in when you thought you may need them and then you were ready , I would still rather have them that way, wasn't hard at all to do!
Author:  Inc [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:12 am ]
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It never bothered me on my CJ5, but I could pretty much care less either way i think.
Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:48 am ]
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I've always had pickups with them, Just got use to them. If I needed to I would just lock them.
Author:  sleeve84028 [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:10 am ]
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Technically, aren't the hubs always locked on the KJ?
Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:03 am ]
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True, I think I just like that old style feel.
Author:  JJsTJ [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:19 am ]
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It is hard to get used too...... I loved the good ol days when I could just pull a handle and Go. I have actually pulled into 4LO and run through a tough section only to get hung up and Then realize I needed to jump out and spin the stupid hubs. So I actually drove through in 2LO....well at least it perfromed well in 2 LO up to where I got stuck. :?
Author:  jeepmedic46 [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:58 am ]
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Have done that a few times as well.
Author:  InCommando [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:06 pm ]
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tommudd wrote:
Always locked them in when you thought you may need them and then you were ready , I would still rather have them that way, wasn't hard at all to do!


Tom,I never found lock-outs hard to deal with, either.

Without locking hubs, you never disconnect the front driveline: you merely cut the power to it.
With lock-outs, you completely disconnect your front axles, diff, & driveshaft from turning & eliminate the wear on those components unless you are actually four-wheeling. This also eliminates the drag of pushing the un-powered front driveline when it is not in use. What effect this may have on fuel mileage probably varies from vehicle to vehicle.

When the need for 4 wheel drive was a possiblity, you just locked in your hubs & left the x-fer in 2 wheel drive. Now you are equal to those vehicles without locking hubs. Even the most basic x-fer, such as the Dana 20, can be shifted "on the fly."

Locking hubs went away becasue of a need for convenience. I still think that they, along with manually shifted x-fers and other such goods, are a better idea.
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