Tony

[M35A2]

The guy at frogs has got a set of Premium Hub Warns for £100+vat is that good value? I notice they come with a limited lifetime warrantee. He has only got one set in stock. Are they easy to fit?

By the way, I'm off sick with nothing to do. Hence the vast amount of posts. Besides, I want to get to Senior member status!!

[TonyN]

The guy at frogs has got a set of Premium Hub Warns for £100+vat is that good value? I notice they come with a limited lifetime warrantee. He has only got one set in stock. Are they easy to fit?

By the way, I'm off sick with nothing to do. Hence the vast amount of posts. Besides, I want to get to Senior member status!!

Yeah, its cheaper £10 than AVM's from Milners, and a better hub IMHO.



Fitting's OK, not fitted a Warn set though, but generally all the same. Getting the cone washers off the drive plates is probably the hardest job, but its not that tricky with a big hammer!

[M35A2]

Yeah, its cheaper £10 than AVM's from Milners, and a better hub IMHO.



Fitting's OK, not fitted a Warn set though, but generally all the same. Getting the cone washers off the drive plates is probably the hardest job, but its not that tricky with a big hammer!

Do Toyota make a set of manual hubs, and if so how much are they? Do you reckon they are worth the money? I keep thinking about all that wear and tear to the transmission, and it might even save me some money on juice?

[TonyN]

Yeah, the Aisin's we mentioned are Factory fit, not sure how much, $300 has been bandied around on US website to buy new.

We paid $50 while in the US for ours and bought them home.

We fitted them so we could hoik the torsion bars higher and not wear out CV joints, but low range 2wd has been useful as well.

You're rumored to get 1ish MPG saving.

[M35A2]

TONY, again.

Just spoke to Steve Manley at Oxford Toyota. He said he can do those Aisin hubs for £342.63 inc vat. Genuine Toyota Aisin's out the box. Not as bad as I thought. But I can get those Warn ones for £100+vat from Frogs. All I want them for is to save all the wear and tear on the front end. Not worth spending all that extra is it???

Cheers mate.

[safysurfer]

The guy at frogs has got a set of Premium Hub Warns for £100+vat is that good value? I notice they come with a limited lifetime warrantee. He has only got one set in stock. Are they easy to fit?

By the way, I'm off sick with nothing to do. Hence the vast amount of posts. Besides, I want to get to Senior member status!!

what is a limited lifetime warrentee, is it limited till you die. thats like buying a pack of batterys , and it saying batterys not included on the packet.

[TonyN]

Just spoke to Steve Manley at Oxford Toyota. He said he can do those Aisin hubs for £342.63 inc vat. Genuine Toyota Aisin's out the box. Not as bad as I thought. But I can get those Warn ones for £100+vat from Frogs. All I want them for is to save all the wear and tear on the front end. Not worth spending all that extra is it???

Cheers mate.

Nah, its not worth it, like I said, cheaper hubs only grenade themselves if you're running a front locker, really low gears, and trying to crawl up a large rock and the torque kills them.

Most offroading in the UK will be OK, and your not even doing that.

[Panrixx]

The guy at frogs has got a set of Premium Hub Warns for £100+vat is that good value? I notice they come with a limited lifetime warrantee. He has only got one set in stock. Are they easy to fit?

By the way, I'm off sick with nothing to do. Hence the vast amount of posts. Besides, I want to get to Senior member status!!

Hi,

Who are Frogs? Do you have a web site link?

thanks

[Woodzie]

Hi,

Who are Frogs? Do you have a web site link?

thanks

Frogs island 4x4
http://www.frogsisland4x4.com/

[Panrixx]

Thanks woodzie, but cannot find any reference to Warn manual hubs so far! I 'll probably give them a call tomorrow.

[Linda]

If you want Aisin's try looking at US e-bay - there have been a few sets on there. Even with the postage and import duty they will probably be cheaper than you've been quoted in UK. Just make sure they are coming from an IFS truck.

[Apache]

whilst searching for the warn hubs, I found this...

http://www.schaffter.com/cars/4r/warnhubs.html

[Apache]

Just spoke to Steve Manley at Oxford Toyota. He said he can do those Aisin hubs for £342.63 inc vat. Genuine Toyota Aisin's out the box. Not as bad as I thought. But I can get those Warn ones for £100+vat from Frogs. All I want them for is to save all the wear and tear on the front end. Not worth spending all that extra is it???

Cheers mate.

What make are the £55+vat hubs from Milners? Are they OK? I have a lift planned for mine some time in the future and Tony recommended manual hubs so I'm putting together a shopping list.

[TonyN]

What make are the £55+vat hubs from Milners? Are they OK? I have a lift planned for mine some time in the future and Tony recommended manual hubs so I'm putting together a shopping list.

They are made by AVM will be fine for most people, they arn't as strong as the more expensive brands, but I've not seen a set break in the UK while offroading normally. Strength only comes into it when you start running front lockers and it has to deal with 100% of the drive while the other front wheel is in the air.

They have more plastic parts, and the alloy body corrodes and looks scruffy quickly, but used to be so much cheaper than other brands that you could live with it.

[Apache]

They have more plastic parts, and the alloy body corrodes and looks scruffy quickly, but used to be so much cheaper than other brands that you could live with it.

I dont do a huge amount offroad, so ultimate strength probably wont be an issue (though a colleague with a 4.2 supercharged 'strange-rover' has been pestering me to join him and his mates in the Brecons) and the finish could probably be improved so they stay shiny longer. I assume the price is reasonable for what they are, or would you say the Warn ones are better?