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So this one is a little backwards. My dad has a 2000 F-250 4x4 7.3L diesel with manual trans and transfer case. It is one of the few trucks of similar year that I've seen stock with manual only hubs, this truck has no auto lock. He wants to convert from manual hubs to auto lock hubs like found on most of these trucks. Neither of us knows if this is possible, what would be needed, or even how the system works on those trucks. Any guidance would be appreciated.
For those that ask why. He was in an airplane crash years ago that really did a number on him, especially his legs. He can handle, and enjoys, shifting a manual transmission no problem. The problem is this truck is fairly high off the ground and climbing in and out on uneven, washed out terrain to lock in hubs gets rough. Even more so if the ground is wet and slick when he needs to do it. A lot of the ground in the state, especially at our hunting lease, has a mixture of kaolin and "georgia red mud (or clay)". If you are not fimiliar with either of these kaolin is very slick when wet, and the red mud is very sticky. This combo makes something that's hard to drive on much less walk through. With his leg problem it's even worse, so if auto hubs can be swapped on easily enough...
For those that ask why. He was in an airplane crash years ago that really did a number on him, especially his legs. He can handle, and enjoys, shifting a manual transmission no problem. The problem is this truck is fairly high off the ground and climbing in and out on uneven, washed out terrain to lock in hubs gets rough. Even more so if the ground is wet and slick when he needs to do it. A lot of the ground in the state, especially at our hunting lease, has a mixture of kaolin and "georgia red mud (or clay)". If you are not fimiliar with either of these kaolin is very slick when wet, and the red mud is very sticky. This combo makes something that's hard to drive on much less walk through. With his leg problem it's even worse, so if auto hubs can be swapped on easily enough...