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'85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:09 pm
by CaptainHindsight
Ordered a pair of Moog 513011 hubs from Rockauto for $18ea. Hubs came in a National Bearing box with a Moog sticker on the bottom. Made in Korea. With all the counterfeit bearings from China lately, which brands and part numbers have you found to be reliable?

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Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 8:00 am
by The Dark Side of Will
What year is your car?

I don't think I need to tell you what the operating life of an $18 bearing will be...

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:22 am
by CaptainHindsight
Oh you can buy the same part number for >$100 from a few vendors. How long will it last if you pay the extra $90 or more? :)

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:11 am
by The Dark Side of Will
Obvs it won't be a better bearing if you pay more for it... but a bearing that can be made for $18 won't be a good bearing.

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:06 pm
by CaptainHindsight
https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/moog, ... aring,1672

Naaaaah, just Closeout pricing, 30 day warranty, no studs and no seals.

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:34 pm
by The Dark Side of Will
Try it and see? Not difficult to change, so not a big loss at $18.

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:54 pm
by Series8217
The only ones known to not break off the flange under track use are the OEM ones. Assuming this is a street driven car?

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:47 pm
by CaptainHindsight
Street driven. 250hp, 230 lb ft at crank.

Bumping up the brakes, hubs etc is for phase II next year.

Re: '85 Rear Hubs - Which Brand and Part # are Reliable?

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:04 pm
by CaptainHindsight
Just posted for future reference. Stock OEM hubs used two rows of ball bearings.

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