so if i install locking hubs i would not have tod?
Yah, you still have TOD ... if you leave the hubs locked. Basically just leave them unlocked for the urban crawling but lock them if you'll be driving in conditions that may cause slip. In my old Samurai, I would lock the hubs before I left the house if there was snow on the ground & I could shift from 2H to 4H on the fly (still had to stop if I needed to shift into 4L though).
and then if i wanted 4lo or tod i would have to get out and manually unlock them? (or have an air system to do it form inside?)
yes
would i just need locking hubs for the front?
yes
they look like they replace our centercaps do you have to leave them off?
yes, the center caps (as well as the metal slug underneath) are replaced by the locking hub. You can always switch back if you don't like them & find someone else on the forum who'll buy them.
There are pics in my gallery of them installed on my VX. I think I did a write up on installation too - should only take about 30 min.
i know i know twenty questions but im a noob to this thanks for the help
also, couldnt someone come and lock or unlock your hubs withoug you knowing - like in a parking lot or something?
Yup (It's only happened to me once though & it doesn't hurt anything if they do)
do they make locks for the locks?
Nope
and if you have them locked out and get stuck and cant move the wheels an entire rotation you would basically be stuck with no 4wd correct?
There's always a chance that you could be cruising down a dirt road (not needing 4WD so you don't have the hubs locked in) & accidentally slide off of the trail into a tadpole pond (right Eric???)
. The point is that when the hubs are locked in, the VX operates just like it did from the factory. When you unlock the hubs, there's no drive to the front wheels. So ... lock in the hubs if you are leaving pavement & leave them unlocked the rest of the time.
Originally Posted by evillecutter
so if i install locking hubs i would not have tod?
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..... dohhhh
