Lock out hubs

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   Is there any brand or type of lockout hub that is more desirable than the others and what makes should you stay away from? Also what make is the rarest? Just thinking out in the shop this might help some of our future enthusiasts.

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TMRoper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23 Aug. 2016 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 192	Post Options Post Reply Quote TMRoper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Lock out hubs Posted: 25 June 2021 at 6:43am
	Is there any brand or type of lockout hub that is more desirable than the others and what makes should you stay away from? Also what make is the rarest? Just thinking out in the shop this might help some of our future enthusiasts.

Oldpappy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 09 Apr. 2018 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 4905	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oldpappy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 June 2021 at 7:27am
	Nobody I know of still makes hubs that will fit the earlier Jeeps with the threaded axle shafts, for those you have to find a pair of the old style hubs which were deeper than later hubs. Warn made them, and several other brands were available including "Dualamatic", "Selectro", and the Sears brand "Allstate". Sears didn't make anything, and the hubs sold under their brand were made by several manufactures. I had a set of "Allstate" hubs which were just like "Selectro". Any of these are good hubs, but I like the simplicity of the Dualamatics, even if I don't know how to spell it. Beginning with the CJ3 Jeeps the threaded axle ends were eliminated by controlling the axle end play with a shouldered bushing in the spindle and a snap ring on the axles. The more recent Warn hubs will work with these, and there are several other brands available such as "Mile Marker", and "Rugged Ridge". I have a set of the "Rugged Ridge" hubs on my CJ2A which has later M38A1 axles (the later type with the shouldered bushings and snap rings). These hubs work fine, but I would prefer to have Warn hubs like are on my CJ5. I have no experience with the "Mile Marker" brand but they have a good reputation and are widely used. A side note: Ignore any who advise cutting off the threaded portion of the old style axles. This is a common thing, but it is a very bad idea because it eliminates any control on axle end play which, depending on which axle type, can lead to prompt failure of the axle joint. The Spicer joints can survive this poor practice longer than the other joint types, which may have led folks to believe it is okay to do this, but don't ever do it. The better way to install modern hubs on the old axles is to upgrade to the newer style axles and bushings. Edited by Oldpappy - 25 June 2021 at 7:36am
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43 Flat-Fender Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 22 Sep. 2020 Location: Louisville, KY Status: Offline Points: 112	Post Options Post Reply Quote 43 Flat-Fender Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 June 2021 at 1:00pm
	Well said *Oldpappy.*
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