Serviceable Lock Out Hubs

[Joe Pool]

Questions for anyone that has ordered the kit:



Have you received it yet?



When did you place your order?



Thanks, Joe

 

[banjoDave]

kit

have had kit for over a month

Then, I got in on the "Beta" tests

I have a LATE 02, for the axle spun all the time ( no disconect, lovely,huh)



I get about 1-11/2 morempg, the steering is much improvred, & tire wear ( 2 k so far) is less. I got the ball joints replaces with MOOG @ the same time.



I would highly recomend anyone doing this kit, replace the ball joints while they have her apart. & get the Moog ADJUSTABLE joints, it'll really help the aligment.



If any of you have any questions, concerns, etc, feel free to ask away.

Dave.

 

[abdiver]

" Moog ADJUSTABLE joints "



edwardsd, Where did you get the Moog ADJUSTABLE joints ? Do you have their part number.

 

[Matt400]

Do you have their part number.

If edwardsd

has an 02 then he has a Dana Axle so his joints would not fit your 05 American Axle

 

[FM]

I was looking on moogs site last night. They listed an upper adjustable but did not list a lower.



I copied it below:



View: Federal Mogul Full



Vehicle: 2003 DODGE TRUCK RAM 3500 PICKUP 6-360 5. 9L Dsl



Lookup Type: Group - Suspension Parts



Part Description Part Number Years Qty Per



MOOG

Upper Ball Joint

ADJUSTABLE CAMBER BALL JOINT K7448 03-04 2





The URL is:



https://mfr.activant.com/mfrserv/extsrv

 

[Matt400]

That K7448 is brand new, thanks for that info. I wonder if they made it greasable?

Listed as 03-04 but should also work on an 05.

 

[randyn]

FYI,



Out of about 30 people that got on the list, as of last wk. , about 18 have placed an order... .



RandyN

 

[DJaquez]

Randyn,



I said that I would be interested, my delima is that they are offer three different gardes if you will, this concerns me. I don't have a problem with the 1500 price, but the question to be answered and I have asked, is it as strong as the stock parts, also I have asked to look at the installation instruction and was told there are none at this time.



Dan

 

[banjoDave]

strong

if you like, & its ok with Robert, I'll post a copy of the install instructions I have.

or mail you a copy

Dave

 

[WoodChuck]

Has anybody that installed this kit gotten better MPG results???

 

[jwduke]

Tri Guy, thats 1 question I'd like answered too... ...

 

[WoodChuck]

I was at the Off Road Expo this weekend and talked to someone from Dynatrac and he said guys on the TDR were reporting a 2-3 mpg increase. I haven't seen any posts from anyone after install.

 

[banjoDave]

yes

Yes, I get about 1-1 1/2, & a lttle better than 2 on the highway.

But I DID have to replace the ball joints also.

and new tires, because of the ball joint & hub bearings.

Get this, when I org called Dodge customer ser, cause the truck was 5 k out of warenty, they said Drive your toyota" & hung up.

I decided then that I didn't want to put any "new" dodge parts on her again



Dave.

 

[CSilkowski]

Picture of hub with stock cap

Picture 1 of 2

 

[CSilkowski]

Picture of hub with stock cap

Picture 2 of 2

 

[Hercules130]

Damn that looks good!

 

[Jeff Knight]

Looks like they should have been there since 94.

 

[jwduke]

Looks good, but seems to stick out too far. but could be the camera angle, too.

 

[highgear]

me to, pls keep me informed.