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Yes, you can use Warn hubs but you will lose the auto locking feature...
My experience with this sytem reveals that they are, generally, undermaintained... Once something doers break, the parts are blamed and substitution is the usual result.... What-ever floats your boat.
My customers work in the northern Alberta oil patch - located in the great arboreal forest. They prefer not to wait until they are stranded before they maintain their 4X4 system. At some point between 30,000 and 60,000 kms, we perform a spindle service - replacing the sacrificial parts (steering knuckle seal, unit bearing O-ring and axle tube dust seal) as a matter of course. Spindle bearings are inspected and dealt with as necessary as are drive axle u-joints.
Much is going to depend on your level of comfort as well as the climatology in your area (being stranded in a spot that has no cell service... features wolf packs or bears... and can deliver -40 or worse for temps) has a way of making owners believe in preventive maintenance...
Bottom line.... maintain your front hubs properly and there is no need to substitute parts - you will retain the convenience of "shift on the fly" and all you ever need do is perform PM at your convenience.
Some owners prefer to drive from one breakdown to the next... this is when your truck announces to you that it doesn't really care what your plans are... "Feed me, Seymour....". Some owners call <THIS> "maintenance".
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