Full time hubs?
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From: East of Atlanta
Thanks alot guys, I don't have to worry about snow(it has'nt snowed here in years).But this Ga.red mud gets slick as owl s... in the winter rainy months,then again we have not had any rain either. Thanks for the info
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In MA, NH, and ME I usually kept them locked in for the winter except if I was going on a long trip at 55+ mph. The most I noticed was the steering felt heavy on my B2 with the hubs locked in at highway speeds on short trips.
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From: Dryden, ON, Canada
I run my hubs locked all winter, no issues other than you have to remember to grease those front u-joints.
Winter before last, I drove a good 2000 highway miles, and a good bit of around town when I was in college, with the hubs unlocked, but, the t-case in 4-high without knowing it, shifter worked fine when I was driving it around before I left, but, I put in the carpet the day before I left, and never checked to make sure everything was working right.... OOPS... LOL
Never hurt anything.
Winter before last, I drove a good 2000 highway miles, and a good bit of around town when I was in college, with the hubs unlocked, but, the t-case in 4-high without knowing it, shifter worked fine when I was driving it around before I left, but, I put in the carpet the day before I left, and never checked to make sure everything was working right.... OOPS... LOL
Never hurt anything.
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The 203 Is One Strong Transfer, But Having 2 Wheel Drive Without Disconnecting Front Drive Is Nice Though. Full Time Axles Does Wear On Your Bearing If You Have Over Sized Tires And Actually Use 4-wheel Drive. Its A Good Idea To Leave Your Hubs Locked In For Awhile, Expectually If You Really Don't Use Your 4-wheel To Much. If You Hear Any Noises Just Run Your Exhaust In Your Window, Then Everything Sounds Good.
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Originally Posted by polky
The 203 Is One Strong Transfer, But Having 2 Wheel Drive Without Disconnecting Front Drive Is Nice Though. Full Time Axles Does Wear On Your Bearing If You Have Over Sized Tires And Actually Use 4-wheel Drive. Its A Good Idea To Leave Your Hubs Locked In For Awhile, Expectually If You Really Don't Use Your 4-wheel To Much. If You Hear Any Noises Just Run Your Exhaust In Your Window, Then Everything Sounds Good.
Remember full time 4x4's do not have locking hubs at all and the front axles last just as long as any axle on the road.
Also a 203 case with the front driveshaft removed has to be in the " loc" position to be able to move at all, so the t-case still turns and since it does not have locking hubs, the front axle still turns, so there is no advantage at all to removing the front shaft from a full time 4x4.
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Pulling The Front Drive Allows You To Use Your Rear Drive, Full Time Unlock Drive The Rear That Spins The Easiest. Which In Most Cases Is The Front. Which If Anyone Has Full Time Knows You Hop Going Around Sharp Turns. When I Pulled My Front My Gas Was Better Because It Didn't Drive The Hole Axle.
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From: Louisiana
Originally Posted by fishmanndotcom
i'll trade ya a 205 for your 203?!?!?
-cutts-
-cutts-
I'll keep it, in case I ever do a doubler, but other than that....it's useless.
Thanks for the offer!
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From: Senoia, GA
Originally Posted by MBBFord
Could you imagine shipping on that 300 lb pig.
I'll keep it, in case I ever do a doubler, but other than that....it's useless.
Thanks for the offer!
I'll keep it, in case I ever do a doubler, but other than that....it's useless.
Thanks for the offer!
then we could go wheelin!-cutts-
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Originally Posted by polky
Pulling The Front Drive Allows You To Use Your Rear Drive, Full Time Unlock Drive The Rear That Spins The Easiest. Which In Most Cases Is The Front. Which If Anyone Has Full Time Knows You Hop Going Around Sharp Turns. When I Pulled My Front My Gas Was Better Because It Didn't Drive The Hole Axle.
If you remove the front driveshaft in a full time 4wd and do not lock the center diff, the truck sends power to the output with the least resistance and the truck does not move. (front shaft is out right?)
So now the front shaft is out, and you have to engage "LOC" and since the front axle does not have locking hubs, the only thing that has been eliminated is the weight of the front shaft. The output from the case is still turning, and the front axles are still roatating.
Removing the front driveshaft on a "Full Time" NP 203 makes no sense.