locking hubs: manual or automatic?
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locking hubs: manual or automatic?
I have a 97 F-250 but I believe that's the year the body style changed so all the parts I buy are for a 96. That in mind my automatic locking hubs won't engage and need to be changed and my question is can I change to a manual locking or do I have to stay with the automatic. I'd rather have manual if that's possible. Any help would be great!
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I have a 97 F-250 but I believe that's the year the body style changed so all the parts I buy are for a 96. That in mind my automatic locking hubs won't engage and need to be changed and my question is can I change to a manual locking or do I have to stay with the automatic. I'd rather have manual if that's possible. Any help would be great!
the larger F series usually lag behind the F-150 when they get updated ..
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What about going from manual to auto? (sorry, pete17c
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my wife HATES having to get out & lock when duty calls
)my wife HATES having to get out & lock when duty calls
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My GF would kick my *** if I tried that!
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I don't have the wife do it though...lol
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I say, if your going off road, lock them when you leave the pavement. If it's snowing really hard, lock them while you brush the snow off the windows. that way you don't have to get out later.
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Ultimately, I want my girl to be able to drive it, and use it in bad weather if I'm not around. Auto's means she doesn't have to worry about it. Truck will never be offroad as long as I have it. If I didn't live in WI and deal with snow, I'd have a 2wd.
