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That is a very good price.
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Wouldn't putting a lockout on the rear rear axle give a better turning radius than putting them on the forward rear axle, or am I overlooking something?if you have the $ put them on the forward rear tandum as well. helps lower the turning radius and save tires.
OEM will sell you just one double-splined axleshaft and one lockout to use on a rear axle.if you have the $ put them on the forward rear tandum as well. helps lower the turning radius and save tires.
Better is better. In this case either might product be good enough, but the OEM lockout sure looks like a better-made product. For the same price? Obvious choice if you ask me...While I do not want to restart the debate over whose lock out hubs are 'better' than another, I think it fair to point out that in all the posts here about the lock out hubs the only reports of failures involved the Ouverson. The first was by sermis, whose hub was destroyed by a highway barrier and cannot be a 'failure' and the second was by Junglemist who did report an Ouverson hub failure.
Other than those two reports, and Junglemist has not indicated the cause of his failure to date, no other reported failures have occurred.
I have the AVM on my truck and they work just fine.
So, from the reports of the users, it would be difficult to claim the Ouverson is better.
I spoke with Randy Ouverson this morning and I will be posting photos of the fix. The spring that stops the hub when it is at "Lock" has apparently been clogged by grease. Randy said that he thought this is the 3rd time this issue has been reported. He said that currently the hubs have a longer spring to prevent this.While I do not want to restart the debate over whose lock out hubs are 'better' than another, I think it fair to point out that in all the posts here about the lock out hubs the only reports of failures involved the Ouverson. The first was by sermis, whose hub was destroyed by a highway barrier and cannot be a 'failure' and the second was by Junglemist who did report an Ouverson hub failure.
Other than those two reports, and Junglemist has not indicated the cause of his failure to date, no other reported failures have occurred.
I have the AVM on my truck and they work just fine.
So, from the reports of the users, it would be difficult to claim the Ouverson is better.
It would seem that the prices are WAY too high, with the economy and all tanking.When these suppliers decide that they ane not going to get double and 20% over cost, then I will buy, untill then mabe they will find a recipe for them simmilar to 'ROCK SOUP'I have a set of brand new Ouversons I will sell/ship for $585.00. They are direct from OEM.
is that the profit margin on these hubs? how do you know what the manufacturing costs of OEM's or AVM's hubs?... When these suppliers decide that they ane not going to get double and 20% over cost, then I will buy, ...
Do you think that companies are able to LOWER their costs to produce products in this economy? Take a look at OEM's website. A lot of their products are actually under-priced, compared to the competition (but there isn't any, so you'll have to look at comparable products for other axles, like the D60). Profit margins are not what you must think on products like these.It would seem that the prices are WAY too high, with the economy and all tanking.When these suppliers decide that they ane not going to get double and 20% over cost, then I will buy, untill then mabe they will find a recipe for them simmilar to 'ROCK SOUP'
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