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...? |
Eric_Shea |
Apr 16 2007, 07:30 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I've got FAG's for $35.95 in stock. Sounds like Brian's got the best source at $25.00
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ThinAir |
Apr 18 2007, 12:52 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I've got FAG's for $35.95 in stock. Sounds like Brian's got the best source at $25.00 Hey Eric - Do you install them also? I've got one rear bearing that's going and it would be worth the drive from Flagstaff to Salt Lake to get it done. (I'm sure it would make it that far) |
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