I wnat to know when Dodge Diesel trucks no longer came factory with the locking hubs.
Thanks

 

When the second gens came out in 1994.

 

Backed into a corner and forced to guess,that is what I would have said.
Now....
Is there a way to convert the 94-up to locking hubs?

 

Ask and ye shall receive

http://www.dynatrac.com/products_freespin_dodge.html

 

OUCH!! that is a serious chunk of change.
Only other option is to go with an earlier driveline.
Well that explains why there are so many people trying to buy my 92 4x4 from me.
Seems like every time I go someplace with the 92 I get an offer to purchase.
I have a friend who likes the 94 up 12 valvers, but wants to have locking hubs. You guys answered the questiion for me and him.
Thanks

 

I loved my '93 and it's hubs. The engine was great too. So was the LS diff. But after those things it gets a little hard to point out an advantage over the later trucks.

That's why you see more people driving around in a Lexus than you do in a covered wagon. It seems like about the same difference as the 1st gens to the 3rd gens. It's a big step to move up, but you'll never go back.

 

They also use to have a kingpin design instead of balljoints.

 

well to be honest with you, I stuck more money in the 98's front end than I need to for the 92

 

I worked on the front end of my '93 a lot too. Mainly trying to get the brakes to not pull and to try to do something with the buckboard ride. The steering has that funky Dodge joint in the steering shaft that adds lots of play. But the front end was greasable (except the axle u-joints). Those front leaf springs are the worst thing in the whole suspension. Very limited travel and lots of friction.

It never occured to me that hubs were anything special when I had it. That's just the way a good truck should be. Then I found out the 3rd gens did not have them and, at the time, could not be converted. It was a problem I had to live with until the Dynatrac kits came out. Putting that kit on and doing the axle u-joints and ball joints and upgraded tie rod and track bar made the older system seem not quite so bad, until I got done with it and the handling got way better.

 

One thing I personally like is the buckboard ride. I do have 35s to help take the notch off.
Well it sounds like you have yours all set up the way you like it.
All I need for the 92 now is a steering shock. I get a wobble now and then.
We checked the front end out and there is nothing wore out. Jegs has the kits for 50 some bucks.
Gotta go...........

 

Earlier driveline doesn't work, wrong side drop.

Look for the home brew lockout thread done by member Joops. He did it with all Furd D60 stuff.

 

EMS Offroad has the setup a little cheaper and you can use the outboard rotors from the store of your chice if I remember correctly.

 

I don't know about the newer trucks, but one thing i missed when I got the 93, was the full time four wheel drive the old 78 had. I know, most will disagree with me, but I like full time four wheel drive.

 

Rustbucket... yeah I liked the full time tcase but hated the wheel bearings on the 1/2t and the 3/4 tons. They didn't liked anything but stock offset wheels and tires. And most of the people who had them NEVER greased the wheel bearings like they should.

I still have the NP203 for my 77, been thinking of putting it back in but I do love the NP205.

MM

 

I wish that my 3rd gen had lockouts and leaf springs! The ride of the 92 really didn't bug me much. IMO coil sprung solid frontends are weaker than IFS! (sorry if I have offended anyone)