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, 12:46 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 |
Even at $60 you're paying almost double (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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736conver |
Apr 16 2007, 12:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
Your paying more then double. I can get FAG rear bearings for $25 a piece if anyone is interested. |
bigkensteele |
May 3 2007, 02:47 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
Your paying more then double. I can get FAG rear bearings for $25 a piece if anyone is interested. Wish I had seen this post earlier. I just bought a pair (FAGs) on ebay for $59 shipped. They are labeled as a Saab 900 part, which is fine with me as long as they fit. I can't find Eric's old thread on installation, so I have a couple of questions. Should they be lubed in any way or frozen to ease the insallation? Also, they look almost exactly symetrical except for a slight taper on one outer edge. Am I correct in assuming that is the inside? Thanks, Ken |
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