Marcel
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Someone is selling hub steps for deuces in the classifieds. Do they serve a function or are they only for show?
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No, this version will only work with the stock front/rear drive flanges. I wanted to make them fit locking hubs too, but I'm going to end up needing to make another version specifically for locking hubs. They're just too different. But I WILL be making them for locking hubs, whenever I get a set (or three) for Mah Deuce...Will they work with the locking hubs?
I drive off-road too, and I think these hubsteps will actually protect the stock drive flanges. I know a lot of rock crawlers running rockwells have destroyed their flanges by grinding them into things. These hubsteps are made out of 1/4" plate and the way they're designed/built, with the radial spokes, they're VERY strong. If you damage these, I would be impressed. Maybe I should do some demolition testing though, just to demonstrate how burly these things are...They look cool, and might be useful for those who use the truck on-road only and have the front hubs flipped (as in the above photo). However, since I off-road mine several times a year, and the front wheels are standard, they would easily get mashed in the rocks and tight trees that I often find myself in at Rausch Creek, the GWNF, and Haspin.
Just my two cents.