after market manul front hubs

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Originally Posted by gunsports

Guys, you've just saved me a lot of money!. Everyone here tells me to convert my S2a 2.25D 109 to free wheel hubs; better economy, more power etc., even if all of the people in the know say that the fuel savings are not worth the cost of the conversion. I thing you've settled the argument once and for all.

Another question to ponder: what if someone engages one hub on the front without you knowing it?

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The only time one hub engaged is likely to cause a problem is if you think both are engaged, and engage four wheel drive while moving, which, apart from being noisy, is not very kind to the transfercase. In other words, it is a non-issue.

I have free wheel hubs on my 2a, but I did not pay much for them. In my view, the only advantage is they allow easier manoeuvring on hard surfaces in low range, for example, hooking up a trailer, plus they allow me to operate at high speed on the highway when I have suspect U-joints on the front prop shaft! Normally, they are locked.

John