Replacing a hub really is simply. Factory hubs should be around $85 a piece. Warn manual hubs are about $160 a pair. Whether you keep automatic hubs or go to manual hubs, all you really need to replace them yourself is an allen wrench and snap-ring pliers. Shouldn't take you 30 minutes even if you're not very mechanically inclined. And you'll save yourself quite a bit of cash.
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