Should've bought Warn not Superwinch??

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Nov 2, 2011 | 09:57 PM

AllaboutMPG

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Should've bought Warn not Superwinch??

Well, I have a 17 yr daughter who started driving 4 months ago so I spent the day trying to put her Mazda 2300 Pick-up back together after the crash instead of doing mods to my truck like I planned. ARGH

Pulled the bumper and radiator structure and grill back out with chains and my truck, straightend the hood and hinges best I could, replaced radiator, fan belt, hoses, both broken motor mounts, and oil filter. It's not pretty but it's running again.

While waiting for some parts to come in from a warehouse to the local parts store I decided to put the new Superwinch hubs on my truck.

Seem like they are well built but they are way to shallow for my center caps. The caps are about 2 inches taller than the hubs leaving a big gap for mud, dirt and the like to fill the cap.

Did I get the wrong ones?? Does Superwinch make a tall model (never saw them advertised). When I ordered them they were described as fitting a 2000 Super Duty. Do I need to look for shorter center caps or just send these back and get Warn hubs.

Thanks

Nov 3, 2011 | 08:31 AM

89LX306

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I think most aftermarket hubs are short. My Milemarkers are shorter than the factory locking hubs. I have aftermarket wheels so the cap makes no difference to me, but I know the hubs were inset on my factory wheels/caps.

Nov 3, 2011 | 09:37 AM

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Yeah, I also sent Superwinch an email and they responded

"Paul,
That is that way the hubs fit. Some people don't like the way it looks, some don't mind it."

I kinda mind it.

Do you guys know if anyone makes an aftermarket hub that fits right????

Nov 3, 2011 | 11:22 AM

dchamberlain

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Go to E-Bay and get a set of front '05 and up center caps. They look pretty good and the '05+ stock hubs were shorter, so the center caps are shorter.

Nov 3, 2011 | 11:34 AM

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I got Warn hubs for mine and they too are shorter than the stock hubs but I have aftermarket wheels so the caps are shorter than the stock ones so it looks good

Nov 3, 2011 | 11:35 AM

SteveH-CO

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The '05 center caps on earlier wheels look great and really fix this problem. My only objection to the Superwinch hubs is that they are a little hard to grasp and turn - but for the price/performance, I'm completely pleased with them.

Nov 3, 2011 | 04:50 PM

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Thanks for the info. I take it the 05 center caps will fit the earlier wheels then. Going to look for a pair.

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