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Grand Prix wheel hub assembly ????

Not everyone has the money for Timkens. Remember that some folks have to do things on a budget. (Not saying that's the case with me because I've stuck with oem hubs but just as a point)
 


Trust me, I know about being on a budget. I would have loved to save money and get the $32 hubs, but I would have cussed like a sailor if I had to do the same repair job 2 months later because I was being cheap, so I just bucked up and spent the $100 on Moogs and just watched my cashflow for the next week or so.
 
Go with SKF, Timken, AC Delco/Raybestos.

I went with SKF but only cause I got 50% when I worked at NAPA. I must say these are great bearings and they have the X-Tracker design which seems pretty sweet so far.

The X-Tracker hub unit is designed by SKF to improve the performance, cornering and stability characteristics that race car and high performance vehicle owner's demand.

The asymmetrical X-Tracker is a performance-engineered hub unit consisting of a double row angular contact ball bearing arrangement in which the outboard row has a larger diameter and contains more balls than the inboard row.

This unique design increases the bearing load carrying capacity and operational life, while significantly improving camber stiffness compared to traditional symmetrical hub units. Improving camber stiffness allows the brake rotor to tilt less during vehicle cornering. This reduces brake caliper piston knock back, allowing the driver to brake later, and reducing lap times on the track.

The small inner ring is retained with orbital forming which means the bearing will stay in preload under heavier loading, providing a longer service life.

The X-Tracker is currently used in a number of high-volume, high-performance luxury vehicles and will retrofit a number of racing and high performance car.

http://www.skf.com/group/industry-solutions/racing/cars/wheel-bearings/X-Tracker/index.html

Moog/National is junk and so are the majority of the odd named eBay bearings
 


I've had 4 Bonneville's over the last 10 years. I've had the same one for the last 8 years. It's pushing 208k miles running timken bearings. Yes timken made in Korea for the last 5 years.

I only changed bad stock bearings with high miles and cheap bearings with less then 10k. Some less than 2k.

People think our bearings are junk. The parts people buy are junk. Cheap parts are cheap for a reason. They have a 60 day warranty for a reason.
 


Usually the speed sensor fails before the bearing makes bad noises. At least what I've noticed with stock ones.

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I changed my left front last night; barely two years old, and SKF. Replaced with SKF again. Hopefully this one will last longer.

Note to self..... buy a 36mm socket so you don't have to call your buddy and have him bring his over. :th_laugh-lol2:
 
Bronco Boy said:
I changed my left front last night; barely two years old, and SKF. Replaced with SKF again. Hopefully this one will last longer.

Note to self..... buy a 36mm socket so you don't have to call your buddy and have him bring his over. :th_laugh-lol2:
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I'm lucky. I already had a 36mm from taking the trans apart on my Stealth. LOL
 


Unless someone pulls apart every brand bearing to show the "differences" everything is here say. Quality control on our bearings is so loose you don't know what you're getting anymore. So **** I'll stick with China **** hell at least it comes with new 10.9 grade bolts
 
The guy with Detroit Axle mentioned that he put them in the rear, not the front. Failure rates on the rear are MUCH lower due to the lower stresses back there (not bearing the weight of the drivetrain/not dealing with the torque from the tranny), so they may be great in the rear (wow...that sounded bad...). I wouldn't mind putting cheapos in the back of the car, but for the front, I want something a bit more substantial.
 
^ this is a true statement.. i didn't even think about them being in the rear.. ya they are Def not taking a lot of stress that the fronts are.. good point... i guess I will see how long they last back there lol
 
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