Factory Locking Hubs
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Factory Locking Hubs
I'm in the process of finishing the setup of my truck, 93 F-150. When picking it up from the shop after having new ball joints put in it, I mentioned to the mechanic that I was going to re gear it and put Warn locking hubs on it as it still has the factory hubs on it. When I told him this he immediately wanted to buy them from me. I've never had a truck with the factory manual locking hubs on it before, they had always been replaced by the time I got them.
Is there any reason for this? Are the Warn/Mile Markers better than factory? I always assumed this because most every truck I see has aftermarket hubs on it. But the mechanic jumping like he did wanting the factory parts got me wondering.
Is there any reason for this? Are the Warn/Mile Markers better than factory? I always assumed this because most every truck I see has aftermarket hubs on it. But the mechanic jumping like he did wanting the factory parts got me wondering.
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I think I may give them a try. They still engage positively, and they feel nice and crisp with no play. The truck doesn't appear to have been off road at all so they probably haven't been used much.
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he probably wanted your old hubs because he did not want to pay the price for a set of warn premiums.
my 88 still has stock hubs on it after 494,000 miles.
my 04 also still wears the stock hubs, but it only has 36,000 miles on it.
my 02 has warn hubs on it because the stock hubs seized up 6 years ago at 140,000 miles..
my 88 still has stock hubs on it after 494,000 miles.
my 04 also still wears the stock hubs, but it only has 36,000 miles on it.
my 02 has warn hubs on it because the stock hubs seized up 6 years ago at 140,000 miles..
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I don't know what hubs were used over the years, but my favorite hubs I've ever owned were the stock hubs on my '85 F-250. I'd guess they were made by Warn (at least they were a lot more like the Warn hubs I've owned than the Milemarkers). They had a big plastic handle in the center, like Warn Standard hubs. But they took almost a full turn to engage/disengage, like Warn Premiums. I don't know if that's what Warn Standards used to do, but I really prefer the big plastic handle over the smaller metal one in Warn Premiums (Premiums are really hard to lock or unlock when wearing thick gloves). But the one set of Warn Standards I've owned recently took 1/4 turn to lock/unlock and were spring loaded to lock, with a detent holding them unlocked. Except when the detent didn't hold. I replaced them (with Warn Premiums) after a few months of not being able to reliably keep my hubs unlocked.
Short answer... if your factory hubs are Warn standards with a full turn to lock/unlock, I want them too.
Short answer... if your factory hubs are Warn standards with a full turn to lock/unlock, I want them too.
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