papasmurfor9
Member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2012
- Messages
- 40
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- Points
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- Location
- Lexington, MS
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
My 99 ranger had the PVH hubs when I got it. they did not work. I switch to the manual hubs from rugged ridge. I had nothing but problems with them. for one they would not stay on. they kept falling off. they did not engage the axle spline very well either so sometimes they would not lock in. recently I said screw that and I ordered hubs and axles for 1995 explorer. I got them installed and bam no more hub issues. this is a live axle setup. the axles are bolted to the hubs permanently. the conversion was as easy removing the old parts and installing the new ones. PVH is the worst thing ford engineers every came up with. whole swap cost me $620. parts were $500 form CARQUEST and labor was $120. parts are cheaper online but I've found they don't hold up. carquest has 3 year warranty. I should also note the front end feels a lot tighter now. I believe the old setup let the axles move around in the hubs causing vibration and rattle. piss poor design by ford...
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