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HUB
CONVERSION KITs
After talking to many newer
Truck Owners, the Dodge owners are looking for
better mileage and less wear on the front axle
joints. The Jeep owners are looking to disconect
the front end to keep their lock form handling
weird. Then the Ford, Jeep and Dodge owners are
looking for cheaper maintenance cost on the wheel/hub
bearings. Plus if you are pulling a heavy trailer,
you can now use your truck in low range with out
the bind of four wheel drive on hard pack surfaces.
This is real handy and keeps your clutch or auto
transmission happy.
Then we started looking at the existing options on the market, and decided that there must be a more affordable solution out there. The other kits we found were/are listed for $1800! After talking to a few different manufactures we were able to put a couple different kits together for under $1000.
The initial cost is hardly more expensive then replacing a pair of hub bearings. The real payback on the investment is when it is time to maintain the front wheel bearings, axle joint, drive shaft joints, and increase in fuel mileage. When it comes time to inspect, repair, or replace the front wheel bearings, the cost is now dropped to around $40-60 per side, not the $300-500 per side.
The design we based our kit off of is the oldest standard of wheel bearings, two opposing tapered roller bearings on a common spindle (commonly referred to as “Full Floating.”) The sizes of the parts used are that of a truck with the same GVRW as your truck now is. This same style of setup has been used by Dodge, GM, and Ford in there heavy ¾ ton to 1 ¼ ton trucks in both single rear wheel and Dual rear wheel, and has been around and used for over 40 years. The only reason they did away with the setup is that it takes longer at the factory to install a “Full Floating” setup then to install a hub assembly.
We also investigated the reason why the Hub assemblies fail. Below is a picture of a hub assembly that we replaced when it started making noise. Notice the bearing cage is made out of plastic. Also note the distance the bearings are apart from each other. You will also see only one bearing left. The other bearing fell apart once we removed it from the housing!
We offer all of our kits in two levels. The Heavy
Duty kit is based off stock sized parts that would
be found on GM, Ford, and Dodge one ton axles
(5000-6000# front axles). This kit works great
on standard: tow rig, work truck, or daily driver.
The Extreme Duty kit uses upgraded Chromoly 4340
35 spline Axles and Warn Premium Lock outs. The
Extreme Duty Kit was designed for heavy plow trucks,
pulling trucks and heavy offroading. All inner
axle kits use a Chromoly Axle shaft.
The 1500 and Jeep kits are based
off 1/2 ton fullsize truck parts. The Jeep kit
is only avalible in 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern. The
1500 kit will require the have the center of the
wheels opened up to fit the lock out thru.
EMS OFFROAD
Kits Available : |
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Application: |
Part
Number |
Price |
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94-99 Dodge SRW w/o
ABS
D60
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94-99 Dodge SRW w/
ABS
D60
Comming
soon .
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$~
$~ |
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00-07 Dodge w/ SRW
AAM & D60
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HC-00D-SRW-30
HC-00D-SRW-35
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00-07 Dodge w/ DRW
AAM & D60
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HC-00D-DRW-30
HC-00D-DRW-35
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$1595
$1745 |
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| 98-04
Ford Super Duty |
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$TBA
$TBA |
Coming
soon |
05
+ Ford Super Duty |
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$TBA
$TBA |
Coming soon |
94-99 Dodge 2500 3500
D60 One Piece Extreme Duty Inner
Axle Kit
CAD Delete
35 Spline
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HC-94D-35-IAK |
$475 |
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94-99 Dodge 2500 3500
D60 One Piece Heavy Duty Inner
Axle Kit
CAD Delete
30 Spline
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HC-94D-30-IAK |
$265 |
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94-99 Dodge 1500 D44
00-01 Dodge 1500 D44
Coming
Soon
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84+
Jeep |
HC-JEEP |
$~ |
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94-01 Dodge 1500 D44
One Piece Heavy Duty Inner Axle
Kit
CAD Delete
30 Spline
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HC-1500-IAK |
$185 |
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