What front hubs to buy
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What front hubs to buy
Hey guys,
I want to replace my front hubs sooner than later and I'm trying to see how much it will cost me. I want to do hubs + AMSOil grease + TSE brake duct shields + ARP extended wheel studs all at once to make life easy.
So, is there any reason to NOT buy the cheapest hubs I can find? Cheapest being about $65 a pair from eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-FRONT-LEFT...ht_6306wt_1211
Or should I spend a little bit more for Timken/Centric/some other brand?
I want to replace my front hubs sooner than later and I'm trying to see how much it will cost me. I want to do hubs + AMSOil grease + TSE brake duct shields + ARP extended wheel studs all at once to make life easy.
So, is there any reason to NOT buy the cheapest hubs I can find? Cheapest being about $65 a pair from eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-FRONT-LEFT...ht_6306wt_1211
Or should I spend a little bit more for Timken/Centric/some other brand?
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Yeah I know he said the cheapest Chinese ones are perfect when repacked. I'm just curious if $65 for 2 hubs is the cheap he had in mind.
Kind of "this is so cheap there's gotta be something wrong with them so I better ask".
Kind of "this is so cheap there's gotta be something wrong with them so I better ask".
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That's about the price I paid and they are still in my car. I'm going to go repack them soon. If a vendor or shop wants to make some hubs with a warranty, I might consider them but no one is willing to do that yet.
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I've always like how shops say they "blue-print" the hubs, yet all I read says they either heat-treat them a second time and repack grease, or just repack them.
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Our suspicion is that the vast majority of hub heat comes from the brakes, so our duct kits should help with hub longevity.
Blueprinting the hub should go as far as mixing/matching bearings sets to get matched diameter sets - that helps significantly with longevity. Beyond that it's just repacking with good grease (Amsoil2000).
Blueprinting the hub should go as far as mixing/matching bearings sets to get matched diameter sets - that helps significantly with longevity. Beyond that it's just repacking with good grease (Amsoil2000).
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How about $400 for a pair of blueprinted hubs.
Flyin' Miata : Chassis : Suspension components : ART blueprinted front hub
Flyin' Miata : Chassis : Suspension components : ART blueprinted front hub
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How about $400 for a pair of blueprinted hubs.
Flyin' Miata : Chassis : Suspension components : ART blueprinted front hub
Flyin' Miata : Chassis : Suspension components : ART blueprinted front hub
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No thanks on ART. I spent too much money for him to tell me "sorry". I sent him Timkens and he sent me two bearings that lasted one weekend. I hope the FM style warranty is better than what he didn't offer for me.
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ART kind of disappeared. We called his personal cell a few months ago because his site was down and the business number went to some other company name. Ended up he was in Europe for something and everything would be fixed later. Last I checked the site was back up but the checkout didnt work. I wanted to order his studs since the coating doesnt just flake off like the ARP ones. And at least for a car running stock size wheels and 225 hoosiers they last significantly longer than timkin hubs. That car used to eat hubs in like 3 events and the ART ones he could get almost a whole season between 100 buck rebuilds irrc. I'm not fast enough/dont make enough grip to kill hubs that fast.
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What's wrong with the Timken ones? They seem to be pretty middle of the road, i have them on my lowered daily and are doing better than OEM. The build quality is also good.
Using those with some ducting or a ducting kit should solve problems. I can see heat being our issue, as we don't run stupid -89 camber, with dumb low offset wheels, wheel spacers, slammed to the ground ect. all at once.
Using those with some ducting or a ducting kit should solve problems. I can see heat being our issue, as we don't run stupid -89 camber, with dumb low offset wheels, wheel spacers, slammed to the ground ect. all at once.
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I only point out the specifics because I remember using his input when buying mine. I think they were ~$85 - $90 shipped from a place like Detroit Axle. More specifically, I remember seeing some that did not appear to have been heat-treated.
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I've got ART hubs on both cars. I had one fail on Rover and he sent me a replacement for the cost of shipping. Kindly stop whining about how your desire to save a few bucks on the core bearings bit you in the ***.