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Avm manual Hubs V's Nissan manual hubs
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:19 pm
by nobbie
my auto's are just about up for replacing just wonering what would be beast the avm's are alot cheaper.
Cheers aydan
Re: Avm manual Hubs V's Nissan manual hubs
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:22 pm
by bogged
Go std GQ ones.. much better if your into offroading..
plenty of info on AVM's
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:20 pm
by BIG GQ
you wouldn't catch me driving on an AVM hub if i was into any decent off roading
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:25 pm
by nobbie
whats wrog with them?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:50 pm
by bogged
nobbie wrote:whats wrog with them?
They have been known to fail quite regularly.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:20 pm
by MyGQ
fail isn't quite the word for it,
explode is more the word
in fact i recon they should be standard on all GU 3L's
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:47 pm
by BIG GQ
they are week as piss
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:34 am
by bogged
MyGQ wrote:fail isn't quite the word for it,
explode is more the word
I was being polite...
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:59 am
by garth
AVM are shite, blew in half! ......Super winch set haven't let go yet with plenty of abuse, but there are alot of cap screws to remove to get them apart.
Go manual Nissan, their auto Hubs have malfunctioned on 2 of our trucks damaging the diff gears.
regards Garth
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:25 pm
by ratbagpatrol
that are shit do not do it to your self nissian gen only
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:35 pm
by bogged
I fitted my manualized GU Auto hubs last night..
The modification took 10 seconds after removing them from the car.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:43 pm
by Justin_M
Are manualized auto hubs any stronger than auto hubs tho?
I dont really see the point when you can still lock auto hubs to avoid the issue of them unlocking when you dont wish them to.
Unless you like doing 4lo 2wd burnouts of course.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:45 pm
by bogged
Justin_M wrote:Are manualized auto hubs any stronger than auto hubs tho?
I dont really see the point when you can still lock auto hubs to avoid the issue of them unlocking when you dont wish them to.
Unless you like doing 4lo 2wd burnouts of course.
reversing trailers up driveways, campsites etc and plenty of times low 2 is handy
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:38 am
by garth
Justin_M
PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:43 pm
I dont really see the point when you can still lock auto hubs to avoid the issue of them unlocking when you dont wish them to.
In my experience its not the unlocking that's the problem, its the 'self engaging' one side only whilst driving!!
you can imagine what that does to diff gears.....
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:56 am
by jessie928
didnt someone start making factory spec BILLET hub housings?
ok
here it is
http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/p ... ts_id=4979
i woudl go factory hubs, if you go apeshit i woudl replace the housing with these.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:44 am
by bogged
jessie928 wrote:i woudl go factory hubs, if you go apeshit i woudl replace the housing with these.
I'd agree.. being superior gear you know its going to take a hammering.
But I dont know that many people that destroy hubs on a regular basis.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:28 am
by Mario
bogged wrote:I fitted my manualized GU Auto hubs last night..
The modification took 10 seconds after removing them from the car.
Can you please explain how do you do that ?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:07 pm
by bogged
Mario wrote:bogged wrote:I fitted my manualized GU Auto hubs last night..
The modification took 10 seconds after removing them from the car.
Can you please explain how do you do that ?
all you need to know here.
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthre ... hlight=hub
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:57 pm
by rut rat
nobbie wrote:whats wrog with them?
We had a set of AVM hubs and one of them broke in around 5 places. We sent them back to where we got them from and they werent going to do anything. They told us we must have had a wheel off the ground. Well derrr it is called 4wdriving. They wouldnt give us money back, they gave us another set of AVM's (after a lot of heated discussion). We have already done another one and are saving up for Nissan ones! In my opinion I would go the Nissan ones because in the long run it works out cheaper!!
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:46 am
by 1TUFFGQ
My left auto hub completely destroyed itself after a recent high country trip. I took off the right hub it looks fine, took off the left and as I slid it off the axle it fell in to about 6 pieces. Bits of the 2 metal tabs everywhere and the grease was grey from metal shavings. It looked like glitter all over the rag.
Went to the wreckers and replaced both sides with GQ manual hubs for $300.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:57 am
by flyingbrick
I'm also interested in learning how to make my locked/auto hubs locked/free as discussed above. I have clicked on the supplied link but it gives info on changing to manual hubs not changing the auto ones.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:44 pm
by bogged
flyingbrick wrote:I'm also interested in learning how to make my locked/auto hubs locked/free as discussed above. I have clicked on the supplied link but it gives info on changing to manual hubs not changing the auto ones.
Sorry twas wrong link
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthre ... hlight=hub
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:41 am
by bj on roids
ive seena couple of GUs listed with "AVM Hub Upgrade"
So my understanding is the standard hub fails, then people put AVMs on and they fail too? So the best bet is to slap some trusty GQ locking hubs on?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:42 pm
by bogged
bj on roids wrote:ive seena couple of GUs listed with "AVM Hub Upgrade"
So my understanding is the standard hub fails, then people put AVMs on and they fail too? So the best bet is to slap some trusty GQ locking hubs on?
Agree shit loads.
although ARB bloke was telling me they have redesigned the AVM's... so time will tell..
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:40 am
by bj on roids
Dirty old 4.2 and dirty old GQ hubs. Nissan should've just stuck with what works.