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So I was reading the tech section article on the Jeep Hubs and the following sentence caught my attention:
"One thing I did notice was the standard hub has a roller bearing for the axleshaft gear to ride on while unlocked. The Jeep hub uses a simple copper bushing. Not sure if this was a cost cutting measure but I wonder if the bushing will be shorter-lived for wear. This does not appear to be something that would affect strength, however."
I've just ordered the Jeep hubs as a replacement for my unreliable to say the least auto hubs, but my truck is a daily driver as well; so I'm having second thoughts on if I should be buying the "regular" Ford hubs instead for the sake of durability....
Any thoughts? I can still cancel and re-order
"One thing I did notice was the standard hub has a roller bearing for the axleshaft gear to ride on while unlocked. The Jeep hub uses a simple copper bushing. Not sure if this was a cost cutting measure but I wonder if the bushing will be shorter-lived for wear. This does not appear to be something that would affect strength, however."
I've just ordered the Jeep hubs as a replacement for my unreliable to say the least auto hubs, but my truck is a daily driver as well; so I'm having second thoughts on if I should be buying the "regular" Ford hubs instead for the sake of durability....
Any thoughts? I can still cancel and re-order
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