If it aint oem... It aint good enough

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I thought Timkin was OEM. Maybe I'm thinking something else.

either way it's $500 all around. ouch. Maybe I'll just start with the fronts first.LOL

 

We got over 1000 autox runs out of a pair of rear wheel bearings before they needed replacement. Fronts still going strong.

Don't waste your money replacing them if they're not broken.

 

Even if timken is oem.., oem standard bearings and autozone standard are different... They do have different levels of bearing quality... And i agree with grice... I've only got 50k on mine but 20k of that is over 100mph with glowing rotors a lot of the time... If mine havent baked themselves yet i imagine they are a pretty well designed unit... Lift the car place a hand at 12 and 6 on the tire and shake the **** out of it... Or you can drive in a semi tight circle and listen for grinding whining and what not... Then flip and drive the other way... Sometimes the bearings burn and still fit well enough to not shake

 

no noise yet. the only thing that for me really thinking about all this is I have an intermittent steering wheel shake at freeway speeds. it comes and goes and is there no matter which wheel/tire I run. when I had a bad bearing, it was constant. all the talk about bearings had me thinking.
I honestly don't think I have a bearing issue, especially now that I've read all this.

 

Check your drive shaft weights... It will oscillate like that.. Or if your rotors are severely warped... Or if 2 tires are out of balance...

Basically anything that rotates... Check it

 

would drive shaft issues be intermittent or constant?
rotors are brembo, recently resurfaced for track pads, we didn't see any run out, but it's easy to check again.
I've tried two sets of wheels/tires..but who knows. LOL. thanks, man.

 

A drive shaft would be constant. Brembo rotors rarely warp and pad transfer wears down after a few miles. So, I'd suspect the tire balance first. It could be the tire shop you are using has a balance machine (or employee) a little out of whack.

 

Fixed

 

yeah. I'm actually planning to try a different tire shop.

 

I have a question concerning low offset wheels. stock is x8 +38, now my though is if you run a 9.5 +30 you have 10mm more tire innner and 27mm more outer tire for tires size if that makes sense. does this increase bearing wear and thus making them not last as long? what about say for all you stanced folks out there 10.5+15, thats 9 mm less clearance then stock towards the knuckle, and 55mm more towards the fender. I was just curious on what your thoughts where from experience in these areas.

 

I'm sure that it adds some extra load to the bearings, but not enough to matter IMO with Evo bearings. I know DSMs had some issues, but I dont think that I ever have heard the same think as it related to Evos. As a few people show in this thread, the bearings are pretty stout.

 

I wondered the same thing. I run 20mm spacers which surely changes the amount of torsion on the bearings. so far, so good.

 

You do know gsx and evo rear bearings are the same part?
With what offset if you dont mind?

Are the bearings sealed ball bearings or sealed roller bearings? To me that would make it or break it literally lol

 

+38 offset on race wheels, +30 on DDs.