Aisin Hubs on an 80

[Uncle Ben]

And if you accidentally bump your CDL switch while going 70 MPH with the hubs unlocked, I'll bet your viscous coupling would fry in a heartbeat. Not worth the risk to me, even though I agree that manual hubs would look sweet on an FZJ.

Nothing will happen if the button gets bumped. The VC has quite a bit of bias and will actually drive the truck under light load.

I thought Christo had figured out a way to mod the transfer case so you could run part-time 4WD w/o pulling the drive shaft. The whole drive shaft thing is the deal killer for me.

Christo does sell a part time kit. It replaces the VC with a solid hub that effectively will remove the bias and leave you with a part time case. The downside is, as you know, all wheel drive ROCKS in the winter!!!!! The Part time kit also comes with AVM hubs which are (IMO) a serious downgrade to Aisens!

 

[nakman]

I thought Christo had figured out a way to mod the transfer case so you could run part-time 4WD w/o pulling the drive shaft. The whole drive shaft thing is the deal killer for me.

Yes, it's called the "part time kit."

 

[Convert]

Thanks UB I'm interested the idea of flat towing behind the motorhome would solve some problems for me. Any issues flat towing an 80 ?

 

[Hulk]

Christo does sell a part time kit. It replaces the VC with a solid hub that effectively will remove the bias and leave you with a part time case. The downside is, as you know, all wheel drive ROCKS in the winter!!!!! The Part time kit also comes with AVM hubs which are (IMO) a serious downgrade to Aisens!

Did you install the part-time kit (with your Aisens)?

And couldn't you just put it into 4 High in the winter when it snows?

 

[Uncle Ben]

Did you install the part-time kit (with your Aisens)?

And couldn't you just put it into 4 High in the winter when it snows?

No

Yes

 

[Uncle Ben]

Thanks UB I'm interested the idea of flat towing behind the motorhome would solve some problems for me. Any issues flat towing an 80 ?

Silly thing was I spent the money and set it up to flat tow then we sold the motor home! Go figure....