Manual Hub Questions.

[chargedstang89]

I have an '85 GMC 1/2 ton 4x4. The guy I bought it from said it has a 208 or maybe it was 205??? transfer case in it, which is supposedly a gear driven transfer case, not chain driven. Anyways, I was thinking about getting some manual hubs to help free up my front end and hopefully give me better gas mileage and acceleration. I have a couple of questions about this, though:

1. What hubs should I get and from where, as I have heard that my truck is a "full-time" 4x4.

2. During the winter, can I just lock my hubs in place and drive around with them like that so that if I need 4x4, I can just pull the 4x4 shifter inside to lock the transfer case in gear? I figure this would be the same as my hubs being locked in now, or am I wrong?

Any input would be great! JP