Ques on Warn Locking Hubs

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Jan 2, 2013 | 03:21 PM

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garryk6

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Tom,
Are you prepping for bigger tires on the Jolly Green Giant? 4.88's with the tires you have now seems a bit overkill, but just curious. Also (not to hijack) but could you pass on how high your Ex sits with your modded X codes and Modded B codes and current tires (size appreciated). I really like how your Ex sits, and want to do it right once, not several times to get it right...

Back on topic, I have a stuck (engaged) factory hub on the new Ex, so I will need to either fix it, or get a set of Warn's or Mile Markers before summer!

Thanks!

Garry

Jan 2, 2013 | 05:06 PM

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airjeff

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There was a thread I read once, but can't find now, that talked about some kind of sequence for the hub (like lock-auto-lock) that would lock the hubs so ESOF wouldn't change them. Not sure how true it is since I only read it once, I wish I could find that and test it out.

Jan 3, 2013 | 09:22 AM

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WE3ZS

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Originally Posted by garryk6

Gary, Yeah bigger tires are on the list, but I'm too cheap to toss out the tires that came with the 18" wheels, they still had 50% tread left on em so they will stay for a little longer yet. Current tires are 275/65-18 (32") and plans are to eventually run Nitto Dura-Grappler 305/70-18E's (true 35") they will look much better! I have pulled the 9k Toyhauler on a 3100 mile vacation with the small tires and the 4.88's over the mountains of PA, VA, TN, KY and WV. It pulled the hills very well but was spinning a little more than I liked on the flats, the 35's will bring the effective ratio back down to 4.39, should be just about perfect then!
Currently the Green Giant sits at 41 1/2" front and 44" rear. Thats with X codes with the B code top overloaded leaf added and thicker spacers up front. And B codes with the thicker EX spacers and bottom two leaves as well as two sections of the EX slapper bar as a mini pack on top of the 3.75" tapered blocks. I plan to add a mini pack made from the original front springs to the bottom of the X codes when I swap in the new front housing, so about another inch up front then. I'm going with an adjustable track bar then also.
Sorry for the hub hi-jack!
Tom