permanatly locking your hubs

[basshead]

i was reading through the tech section, and came across a mod for 98-00' rangers that permanatly engages the vaccum hubs. has anyone tried this? annd are there any pros/cons?

 

[James86]

I've been intrigued by this technique:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/0/277/article/Adding_Manual_Control_to_your_19982000_Ford_Ranger_Pulse_Vacuum_Hubs.html

My understanding is the less often you use them, the sooner they go out, so i make it a point about once a month or more to use all modes (2HI, 4HI, 4LO) and I've been doing fine. One hub was bad when I got the truck, but it hasn't given me issues in the 7 odd years since.