Hubs

[yorker]

Yah, if you drive around with the hubs unlocked. If the reason to install them is to get home due to some issue that would occur with the standard drive flange on the hub, I don't buy it. That's just not a common failure item, especially on the front. The axle will go before the drive flange. So if you have the FWHs locked all the time, why bother even having them? Keep a spare hub kit in your OBS bin and if it blows, then you have to change a whopping six bolts, a circlip and a gasket. No biggie. I do believe tho, that any situation that would blow out a solid steel drive flange will more than kill a FWH.
But, your truck, your money, you do whatever you want.

Why would you keep the FWH locked all the time? That is pointless. Once a month is plenty to lube the upper swivel pin. Free wheel hubs can also help you ger back to civilization if you blow a front diff or axle. BTDT. They definitely are useful. All the hand wringing about the top swivel pin wearing out prematurely due to free wheel hubs is nonsense.

[Ncrover725]

Hubs

Yorker- I keep them locked for day to day driving since often times I take fire breaks to and from work. On a trip over 50 miles or so I take unlock them.

Jimct - you are correct. I was talking about the diff and not the flange breaking