What Front Hubs is everyone buying?

[Gordy]

Well Napa Has Timken hubs for 190 bucks each come with a 3year/45000 mile warranty.

I found A pair of hubs at A1 auto online for 155 bucks for the pair 2 year unlimited milage warranty. There are cheaper ones yet out there in the 55.00 ea range.


So you gotta ask yourself if the cheap ones are indeed that cheap. How can the auto parts industry make a product that keeps the tire from coming off the vehicle possibly killing or mamning yourself or others.....That cheap??


I'm not a tight ***, but seriously there are some huge price differences in hubs out there. What do you think most people will be inclined to buy not knowing the possible consiquences in the inferior cheaper part. They look at it as I got 125000 miles out of the last pair. So I should at least get that out of the new pair. Everyone knows going to GM to buy they charge as if they are gold plated.

 

[chip]

Well Napa Has Timken hubs for 190 bucks each come with a 3year/45000 mile warranty.

I found A pair of hubs at A1 auto online for 155 bucks for the pair 2 year unlimited milage warranty. There are cheaper ones yet out there in the 55.00 ea range.


So you gotta ask yourself if the cheap ones are indeed that cheap. How can the auto parts industry make a product that keeps the tire from coming off the vehicle possibly killing or mamning yourself or others.....That cheap??


I'm not a tight ***, but seriously there are some huge price differences in hubs out there. What do you think most people will be inclined to buy not knowing the possible consiquences in the inferior cheaper part. They look at it as I got 125000 miles out of the last pair. So I should at least get that out of the new pair. Everyone knows going to GM to buy they charge as if they are gold plated.

That's fine logic for most. It's a safe way of thinking. That's good.

I've had a SLS flip on me a few times, hit a few trees, and land on the roof when the front drivers side wheel bearing seperated and allowed the wheel/tire to come off, so I'm familiar with the potential consequences. Once you understand how they work and/or degrade, and also what the warning/wear signs/sounds are, you're good. I would rather buy the cheapest of the best, than the most expensive of the best. I see quality as a catagory, not a single item. Items either qualify as "Quality", or "Junk". I buy the cheapest "Quality" parts I can..................and every now and again, I pick up some junk. Gotta keep it balanced!

 

[07Burb]

I would definitely have to agree with your line of thinking, Chip. The hard part is defining that line of the "cheapest of the best"

 

[chip]

I would definitely have to agree with your line of thinking, Chip. The hard part is defining that line of the "cheapest of the best"

That all depends on how close you want to cut it. I also have a "Ehh, not sure" - type grey area in between. I don't buy suff in this area either (typically). That gives me a nice buffer zone. A product doesn't qualify as "Quality" if there are any doubts. If it looks like "maybe", it goes in the grey area, like quarantine. "You might be alright, but I don't know that, so you're shit out of luck!"

 

[gdddup]

timken bca and skf are all quality brands stick to them and youll be good. stay away from the knock offs or house brands

 

[07Burb]

I'll definitely have to keep SKF in mind the next time. I'd never really heard of them before this thread but I'll have to give them a whirl next time since they are cheaper but still seem to hold up well.

 

[shawnallansls1]

I have timken on mine now.. i did the mistake of installing duralast just because i didnt know about the timken brand and it was my first set of hubs ever to install well.. a week later they gave out.. so i went back to autozone and they recomended timken and changed them out for free so i got it for the duralast price but if i ever have to change them on my yukon i know which to go with first

 

[chip]

timken bca and skf are all quality brands stick to them and youll be good. stay away from the knock offs or house brands

Damn Brother! Where do you live that you can get away with 50% up front and 15 on the rest? I need to move there!

I'll definitely have to keep SKF in mind the next time. I'd never really heard of them before this thread but I'll have to give them a whirl next time since they are cheaper but still seem to hold up well.

That's what Midas recommended me. After researching their company and products, and also with my experience, I'd say they're plenty good. If you buy them on ebay, they're plenty cheap too!