3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**Classic Heartbeat** · 03-02-2016, 09:39 PM

Been a while since I posted about the progress on the Blue 3/4 ton 4X4 hub dials so I thought I would catch everyone up.... UPDATE: There is no new news...

We have tried to communicate with Spicer but they have a problem it would seem issuing a license to use their name. They said that they were considering starting to produce them again.
Well after all this time they still haven't made up their minds!! So we are now considering having them copied. This is not a big issue other than we will not be able to use the Spicer name in the hub dial itself. We would just use an arrow that points to either Free or Lock on the dial housing.

That brings up a couple issues though. 1 - Is this a product that you would buy even though it's not 100% correct? and 2 - We need a yellow and red hub dial for color matching. I already have the Blue. Give me your thoughts. I would either like to move forward with this or stick a knife in it and not worry about it any longer. I already have a bunch of product that sits on my shelf not being purchased and can't afford more. WES

**special-K** · 03-03-2016, 01:18 AM

could you make them w/o the Spicer sticker,like the red '70s are? Who, knows, maybe some sticker bootlegger might end up making stickers that we konw nothing about. What stickers?
Or, how about slightly changing them to Spicier? For what N.O.S. costs maybe just call them Salty

**Canadian694x4** · 03-03-2016, 01:56 AM

I'm more in the market for 1/2 ton hub dials, but for what its worth if you provided the correct colors for each of the year models I'd still buy something like that. I'll never be doing a "Concours Resto" in my lifetime anyways.

El Dorado Jim · 03-03-2016, 02:17 AM

(GMC Grim) in the 4x4 message board section is making and selling blue anodized aluminum hub dials,with an arrow, I have bought 2 sets for the big spicer 3/4 ton hubs and he is now making the 1/2 ton ones in blue also, contact him and see if he will make them in red.and yellow..the ones I bought are awesome, great workmanship.....

**special-K** · 03-03-2016, 09:11 AM

I run Selectros right now, and have about any other aftermarket made because, I will admit, I have a hub fetish. I run those because that fetish is only part of my era accessories fetish, which is just a part of my 67-72 fetish, which is part of my early GM truck fetish, which is part of...

Oh yeah, back to my factory correct parts fetish, which hubs are part of. I also am running aftermarket to save the N.O.S. (part of my N.O.S. fetish) one for the day they'll make a difference on my truck. That day may never come, but I have a parts hoard fetish, so wouldn't bother me a bit. I'd like to buy a set of those alloy versions being make to satisfy the first mentioned fetish.

My point is (I really do have one), these OEM reproductions Wes is working on are for those who want factory correct for their restorations. Personally, I think Wes should work on making the chrome rings since Spicer would rather road block reproduction of a part they have no interest in producing (obviously), than have someone else spend their money on putting a product out that will give free advertising and awareness to the age-old company that makes parts no one sees... the unsung heros of the drivetrain world (they invented the u-joint). Corporate can be retarded in the eyes of the regular guy with common sense. But what do we know? If you don''t have as much money as them, you must not know what you are talking about

**Ol Blue K20** · 03-03-2016, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Dorado Jim

(GMC Grim) in the 4x4 message board section is making and selling blue anodized aluminum hub dials,with an arrow, I have bought 2 sets for the big spicer 3/4 ton hubs and he is now making the 1/2 ton ones in blue also, contact him and see if he will make them in red.and yellow..the ones I bought are awesome, great workmanship.....

I bought a set from GMCGrim. They came yesterday and they are beautiful.I would like to have the chrome ring reproduced too. But when Wes gets his available I would want a pair of those as well.

57taskforce · 03-03-2016, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

I run Selectros right now, and have about any other aftermarket made because, I will admit, I have a hub fetish. I run those because that fetish is only part of my era accessories fetish, which is just a part of my 67-72 fetish, which is part of my early GM truck fetish, which is part of...

Oh yeah, back to my factory correct parts fetish, which hubs are part of. I also am running aftermarket to save the N.O.S. (part of my N.O.S. fetish) one for the day they'll make a difference on my truck. That day may never come, but I have a parts hoard fetish, so wouldn't bother me a bit. I'd like to buy a set of those alloy versions being make to satisfy the first mentioned fetish.

My point is (I really do have one), these OEM reproductions Wes is working on are for those who want factory correct for their restorations. Personally, I think Wes should work on making the chrome rings since Spicer would rather road block reproduction of a part they have no interest in producing (obviously), than have someone else spend their money on putting a product out that will give free advertising and awareness to the age-old company that makes parts no one sees... the unsung heros of the drivetrain world (they invented the u-joint). Corporate can be retarded in the eyes of the regular guy with common sense. But what do we know? If you don''t have as much money as them, you must not know what you are talking about

Im with you Tim, not so much on the fettish's but the outer rings in good shape are getting really hard to find. Given the price of nos I would be happy with a set of blue dials that didn't have the spicer, that's just me tho.

**Classic Heartbeat** · 03-03-2016, 05:48 PM

I also have a set of NOS Chrome Hub Housings that we would be working on also. However that's a whole different set of problems... WES

**68350** · 03-03-2016, 08:44 PM

I would be in for a set of repro dials and housings. I don't think it would matter if they said Spicer or not. I would buy them without it on there. Someone can always make there own stickers

**GMCGrim** · 03-03-2016, 11:07 PM

Wes, I have been asked many times to put Spicer on the dials that I sell but knowing that there would be licensing or copyright issues I declined to entertain that thought. I have to say my dials are not 100% correct but that has not stopped the masses from buying them.
You can check them out in the 4x4 forum. I soon will be making dials for the 1/2 ton trucks only in anodized blue. The place where my aluminum is anodized cannot match the yellow or red color so blue it is .

**Eagle9502** · 03-10-2016, 09:25 PM

I would be interested in blue 3/4 ton dials and chrome housings if they come available, even without Spicer.

**DeadheadNM** · 03-11-2016, 12:28 AM

Wes - if the dials could be made less the Spicer-labeled insert I see no big deal. If done correctly we can swap in original "Spicer" inserts that can harvested from damaged OEM dials. Good luck. Pete

03-02-2016, 09:39 PM	#1
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials Been a while since I posted about the progress on the Blue 3/4 ton 4X4 hub dials so I thought I would catch everyone up.... UPDATE: There is no new news... We have tried to communicate with Spicer but they have a problem it would seem issuing a license to use their name. They said that they were considering starting to produce them again. Well after all this time they still haven't made up their minds!! So we are now considering having them copied. This is not a big issue other than we will not be able to use the Spicer name in the hub dial itself. We would just use an arrow that points to either Free or Lock on the dial housing. That brings up a couple issues though. 1 - Is this a product that you would buy even though it's not 100% correct? and 2 - We need a yellow and red hub dial for color matching. I already have the Blue. Give me your thoughts. I would either like to move forward with this or stick a knife in it and not worry about it any longer. I already have a bunch of product that sits on my shelf not being purchased and can't afford more. WES __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

03-03-2016, 01:18 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials could you make them w/o the Spicer sticker,like the red '70s are? Who, knows, maybe some sticker bootlegger might end up making stickers that we konw nothing about. What stickers? Or, how about slightly changing them to Spicier? For what N.O.S. costs maybe just call them Salty __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-03-2016, 01:56 AM	#3
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials I'm more in the market for 1/2 ton hub dials, but for what its worth if you provided the correct colors for each of the year models I'd still buy something like that. I'll never be doing a "Concours Resto" in my lifetime anyways. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-03-2016, 02:17 AM	#4
El Dorado Jim Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Dorado Ca Posts: 3,374	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials (GMC Grim) in the 4x4 message board section is making and selling blue anodized aluminum hub dials,with an arrow, I have bought 2 sets for the big spicer 3/4 ton hubs and he is now making the 1/2 ton ones in blue also, contact him and see if he will make them in red.and yellow..the ones I bought are awesome, great workmanship.....

03-03-2016, 09:11 AM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials I run Selectros right now, and have about any other aftermarket made because, I will admit, I have a hub fetish. I run those because that fetish is only part of my era accessories fetish, which is just a part of my 67-72 fetish, which is part of my early GM truck fetish, which is part of... Oh yeah, back to my factory correct parts fetish, which hubs are part of. I also am running aftermarket to save the N.O.S. (part of my N.O.S. fetish) one for the day they'll make a difference on my truck. That day may never come, but I have a parts hoard fetish, so wouldn't bother me a bit. I'd like to buy a set of those alloy versions being make to satisfy the first mentioned fetish. My point is (I really do have one), these OEM reproductions Wes is working on are for those who want factory correct for their restorations. Personally, I think Wes should work on making the chrome rings since Spicer would rather road block reproduction of a part they have no interest in producing (obviously), than have someone else spend their money on putting a product out that will give free advertising and awareness to the age-old company that makes parts no one sees... the unsung heros of the drivetrain world (they invented the u-joint). Corporate can be retarded in the eyes of the regular guy with common sense. But what do we know? If you don''t have as much money as them, you must not know what you are talking about __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-03-2016, 05:48 PM	#8
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,766	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials I also have a set of NOS Chrome Hub Housings that we would be working on also. However that's a whole different set of problems... WES __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

03-03-2016, 08:44 PM	#9
68350 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Williston, ND Posts: 2,999	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials I would be in for a set of repro dials and housings. I don't think it would matter if they said Spicer or not. I would buy them without it on there. Someone can always make there own stickers __________________ 68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi

03-03-2016, 11:07 PM	#10
GMCGrim Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spokane Wa Posts: 207	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials Wes, I have been asked many times to put Spicer on the dials that I sell but knowing that there would be licensing or copyright issues I declined to entertain that thought. I have to say my dials are not 100% correct but that has not stopped the masses from buying them. You can check them out in the 4x4 forum. I soon will be making dials for the 1/2 ton trucks only in anodized blue. The place where my aluminum is anodized cannot match the yellow or red color so blue it is .

03-10-2016, 09:25 PM	#11
Eagle9502 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Brooklet, Georgia Posts: 839	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials I would be interested in blue 3/4 ton dials and chrome housings if they come available, even without Spicer.

03-11-2016, 12:28 AM	#12
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,449	Re: 3/4 ton 4X4 Hub Dials Wes - if the dials could be made less the Spicer-labeled insert I see no big deal. If done correctly we can swap in original "Spicer" inserts that can harvested from damaged OEM dials. Good luck. Pete __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

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