Freeway Trip

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Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147

80 is too fast for that distance. Its bad for the geared hubs, bad for the engine (the sustained RPM's are too high), and the T-case fluid is going to burn. FWIW the only time I go 80 in my truck is when I'm trying to catch up to a hot girls car.

I was wondering on that. In my two weeks of H1 ownership I asked the dealer about driving speeds and the geared hubs (2004 btw) and they said not to worry about. The truck will oeverheat before you do anything to the hubs. I did hold it at 70 most of the way though. I only had to fill the front tires with air every other time I filled up with fuel. Damn CTIS!

Serious Q: Aren't the geared hubs differnt from older models to 03, than to 04, than to Alpha? Do they all have the high speed issue and buring up the fluid and or hubs? If you driving these on a daily basis, how often should tha fluid be changed out?