unlockable hubs/live axles
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unlockable hubs/live axles
i just bought a 2000 ranger with live axles. i would like to put unlockable hubs on it but the ford place here keeps saying you can only get the parts from warn. i think they are wrong because i dont think ford would manufacture thousands of ford rangers buying the parts from warn....i think if i find a 1998 or1999 ranger at a wrecking yard that i can yank the hub assembly and axles and it will work on my 2000? am i right?
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also i would go with warn manual hubs only!
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Yeah AVMs are the only ones, and to convert your live axle setup to use them you'll have to swap in CV axles and wheel bearing units from a 98-00 PVH Ranger. The live axles and live axle wheel bearings are stronger though. Its a downgrade in reliability and strength if you do the swap. Not to mention the AVMs simply snap on and have been known to fall off unexpectedly.
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Leave it. If there is excessive vibration at 60 there is probably something else going on. None of my live-axle rigs have had excessive vibration up front even at 70-80mph.
My 98 Ranger had the autohubs and they were terrible. I replaced them with AVM manual hubs and they worked okay for me, better than the auto hubs. A lot of people had them fall off or shear off. They are cheap, but they basically just snap on because of the design. The live axles are far stronger, less to fail, and you're probably not even losing 1mpg with them versus running unlocked.
Really the only advantage to swapping to AVM hubs is that if you break a CV joint, you can unlock the hubs and keep driving. That isn't an issue for most people.
My 98 Ranger had the autohubs and they were terrible. I replaced them with AVM manual hubs and they worked okay for me, better than the auto hubs. A lot of people had them fall off or shear off. They are cheap, but they basically just snap on because of the design. The live axles are far stronger, less to fail, and you're probably not even losing 1mpg with them versus running unlocked.
Really the only advantage to swapping to AVM hubs is that if you break a CV joint, you can unlock the hubs and keep driving. That isn't an issue for most people.
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i decided to stay with live axles and figure out why it had vibration at higher speeds....after reading posts here and elsewhere i decided to buy new hub assemblies and new brakes and rotors. i just got done putting the new parts on and test drove it, it cured the vibration!!
the local parts store tried to rape me for $390.00 for hub assemblies, i found a store on ebay and got the same hubs for $125.00.
it pays to order stuff yourself!!
the local parts store tried to rape me for $390.00 for hub assemblies, i found a store on ebay and got the same hubs for $125.00.
it pays to order stuff yourself!!
#16
yea you do. But why pay almost three times the amount for something just because you think it is a quality product because the local part store guy says it is? shop smart. Compare, and remember a higher price does not always make something better product. The part stores are not in the favor business. They are in business to make money so do yourselve a favor and look around before you give away your money needlessly.
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