Instaltion kit same for Mile Markers as Warn?

[old mechanic]

I got some brand new FREE Mile Markers for my 92 EX from a friend. I have the instructions for the Warn hubs change over kit but the Mile Marker instructions are not to good. Are the kits basicly the same to install? I also notice that the Mile Marker hubs have a rubber gasket and the Warns do not.

 

[toad]

Yes, I used a warn kit with mile marker hubs.

Todd

 

[glfredrick]

Both are the same...

Save yourself some money and just get stock Dana 44 parts. They are exactly the same thing and cost about $8.00 a side... Much better than the $60-$75 Warn gets for their conversion kit.

My kid works at a local shop - and does it this way all the time.

BTW, both have a rubber gasket or o-ring. If you run the Mile Markers watch them carefully for expansion in the body of the hub. They tend to start "swelling" a bit before they blow.

We have found the Warns to be far superior as far as strength goes - but for free, I'd run the MM's until I had problems.

My kid's shop sees about a 10 to 1 return rate on MM's versus Warns... That says something to me. They sell more MM;s becasue they are priced a bit better, but in the end, the Warns hold up longer and have the better warranty.

 

[old mechanic]

Thanks guys. He gave me the kit too. So I alwready have it. Not glad to hear that the mile markers aren't too good but for the price I guess I can't go to far wrong. Hope its better than the automatic junk I have in now. I just need to travel a few miles daily in the snow in the winter.
Where do I look for the swelling so I can keep an eye on it?

 

[glfredrick]

The ones I have seen swell up do so about in the middle of the main body of the hub. They will swell enough when they are just about to shatter that the wheel doesn't slip off past them. I would use a calipers or something to measure them when they are new, and then check them once in a while. They may give you advanced warning - they may not - but it's worth a shot.