Wheel hub

Knox7095

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So for a man on budget what wheel hub/bearings name brands would you all recommend????
Power-stop 26.79
Ultra-power 31.99
GMB. 34.79
WJB. 34.89
Mevotech 35.79
Durago. 36.79
Centric. 47.79
 

mindless1

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IMO, hubs are an area where you often do get multiple times the lifespan going with a major brand like Timken (usually best value), ACDelco Pro, SKF, Raybestos or Moog (higher of their two lines for these two latter brands if they offer two price tiers), or of course OEM if you can't figure out who made the OEM to get same quality cheaper (but is usually my last resort due to highest price).

If absolutely forced between those listed, not Power Stop because only 30 day warranty and cheapest is usually cheapest for a reason. Same trend probably continues, that the low end manufacturer part is sold under Ultra-power too.

Centric is only 90 day warranty, so at least WJB, Mevotech, and GMB offer a 12 mos warranty. I'm mentioning warranty because on low end parts, often you can't even go by pictures, might receive the same thing in the box from several brands near the same price point, and yet the same brand might have multiple suppliers for different makes and models of vehicle. It's a crap-shoot.

That's about all I have, I wouldn't buy any of them unless it was a low value vehicle and I was trying to sell it, and would buy from someplace with a good/cheap return policy like Amazon (unless you can get it so much cheaper from Rock Auto that it covers both their shipping and much of return shipping if there is a problem with it), probably whichever of the 3 with a 12 mos warranty that amazon had listed for the lowest cost, or best reviews if there's enough of them to be a good sample size, and if the reviews are recent so there's less chance they've changed suppliers between then and now.

With any of them, do use a torque wrench for the axle nut, wrong torque will wear any out in short order.
 
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The car cost 400.00 and has 252,000. The person who had it before me didnt know what they were doing so I got a steal. Alt power wire was grounded to motor and oil pressure switch leaked bad. Replace a few parts runs great. At one point someone took care of it. Found all kinds or repairs to it.. but they stopped at 195, I got car at 205,xxx. However motor is very strong ie good compression, almost no oil burning or leaks. The problem she sat for a while and man that does a number on the body. And I a man on a fixed income. Dis vet.... Iraq 06-08 ... it was just a job.. still yea I'm forced to pick crappy stuff cuz I have at least 2 hubs going now. I've replaced one so that's 3. If 3 there will probably be 4 you get the idea. I feel the car should last into the 300k but any motor that's pushing it. It's a gm 2.4l twin cam on a 2000 grand am ... of course the motor could last even longer but then there is the transmission...... anyway thanks