Advantage of manual hubs

 · Whole bunch of advantages using manual hubs. You can leave the hubs locked when you are out and around and lock in the x-fer case when you need to. You are locked - no questions, no wondering, no oh sh*t moment when the auto's don't engage.  · well, one advantage to manual is that you can put tcase in 4lo but not lock the front hubs and have 2lo for pulling a boat up a ramp, sand, whatever you want. obviously the advantage to auto is not. Locking hub were invented to engage/disengage the front wheels from the front axle shafts. Idea was to keep parts that were not needed in 2WD mode from rotating in order to reduce mechanical drag and thus save gas. Good idea but the savings are extremely minimal.

well, one advantage to manual is that you can put tcase in 4lo but not lock the front hubs and have 2lo for pulling a boat up a ramp, sand, whatever you want. obviously the advantage to auto is not. Joined . ·. Posts. #4 · . Any set of Aisin manual hubs for Toyota IFS (independent front suspension) Pickups and 4Runners. Do not buy SFA (soild front axle) hubs they will not fit due to the number of splines and the hub body is shaped different. Warn and Mile Marker also make hubs that will fit. Locking hub were invented to engage/disengage the front wheels from the front axle shafts. Idea was to keep parts that were not needed in 2WD mode from rotating in order to reduce mechanical drag and thus save gas. Good idea but the savings are extremely minimal.

Our Mahindra Roxor came without locking hubs in place on the front axle, but this vehicle uses many The Benefits of Locking Hubs. The 96 has automatic hubs and the 95 has manual lockouts. Are there any advantages to having manual or auto hubs? The main advantage of being able to disengage the front wheels on the go is that the driver doesn't have to stop, get out of his vehicle and twist a dial on the.