Automatic hubs
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Asked by Dan Jan 18, 2010 at 08:18 AM about the 1997 Ford Ranger

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my 97 ranger keeps tearing the front hubs out of it. any ideas what i should do... id like to keep the auto hubs if i can figure it out.. but i know the best bet is just to get the manual lock outs. but any ideas will work...

Thnx guys

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Koleson answered 14 years ago

Yes I am a Ford certified tec and I also have a 97 ranger. The automatic hubs are shit and expensive Warn makes a manual locking hub and I use then almost every weekend and the have been going strong for almost 3 years now. they are what I rec.

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Dan answered 14 years ago

i didnt think the manual lockouts were that bad... 260 for the adapter kit and hubs... i thought it wasnt too bad myself

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Koleson answered 14 years ago

they are the way to go. They are a lot durable and cheaper the the automatic hubs

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Martin answered 4 years ago

Hi, my 2010 ranger sport gets terrible mileage so I was looking into getting manual hubs so the entire front drivetrain doesn't have to turn all the time too. Do they make manual hubs for this year? Thx Marty

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