Rear Wheel Bearings, OE vs Aftermarket |
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Rear Wheel Bearings, OE vs Aftermarket |
woobn8r |
Apr 16 2007, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None |
What is your experience with rear wheel bearings?
Aftermarket seem to be about 1/2 the price of OE. There are alot of quality manufacturers (Timken, FAG, NTN etc)...does anyone know who makes rwb for aftermarket 914 applications. (cheap offshore?) Any performance or longevity with aftermarket bearings...any failures? Are these application specific...4 banger vs. 6 or 8...race vs. street...? Are the aftermarket products worth the savings? I am currently rebuilding rear arms and using 911SC hubs/setup...I will have a 3.2l pushing these...It's easy to pay the $$$ for OE but, if you do that for everything you could buy a new Boxter S cheaper than saving a 914. So what do you think...? |
Joe Ricard |
Apr 16 2007, 01:11 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
I remember in a post LONG AGO on a site far far away someone mentioned that the Audi 5000 bearing would fit and was a bit more robust.
But it was on the internet and it was a long time ago. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 16 2007, 01:59 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
I remember in a post LONG AGO on a site far far away someone mentioned that the Audi 5000 bearing would fit and was a bit more robust. But it was on the internet and it was a long time ago. Not better, not stronger, just the SAME part. Also fits some Saabs and some BMWs. Before we get carried away with this, SCs use a different rear wheel bearing. 80mm OD, 42mm ID. Quite a bit larger than the stock 914 unit. I sure wouldn't want to get all the purchasing, planning, and prep done, only to find out the pieces won't fit! The Cap'n |
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