Manual locking hubs are an important part of most four-wheel-drive systems. In simple terms, these rugged little components lock the wheel hub to the axle to provide additional traction when the ...

It used to be that "locking the hubs" was a fundamental first step when heading off-highway. Over the years though, OE manufacturers defected from the lockout hub. Most four-wheel-drive vehicles built ...

It's the summer of 1974, and you're ready to kick up some dust on California's Rubicon Trail in your Jeep CJ-5. Hope you're ready for a workout. To engage the old Jeep's four-wheel drive, first you ...

Back when men were men, antibiotics were still effective against tuberculosis, and trucks were bouncy, uncomfortable steel boxes, your typical American four-wheel-drive vehicle had military-grade ...