03 Yukon 1500 2wd > Front Wheel Hubs/bearings

[tomo62]

Hi,

 

Now I know how to remove and replace the Wheel Hubs - I need to decide what brand of Wheel Hub to replace the old ones with.

 

Experience tells me Timken is a great brand, O'Reiley has Master Pro & National, NAPA have their own brand, and on and on it goes.

 

It seems that these run between $100 & $200 and I would like to know what the general experience is out there?

 

Again, money is limited, so Genuine is out of the question.

 

Any recommendations on this 'can of worms?'

 

Tomo62

[Jsdirt]

Well we all know how well the OEM ones hold up ..... so that leaves Timken - been around for years building bearings of every time. I wouldn't hesitate to use them in mine.

 

I've also had good luck with NAPA's top-of-the-line bearings - they were made in USA, vs. Mexico for the cheap ones. A bit pricey, but came with a lifetime warranty ... so if at any time they fail you just bring them back for another set (they're betting that you won't have the vehicle that long - most people won't).

 

No O'Reiley out this way - just Advance Auto, Autozone, Carquest, & NAPA.

 

Advance has some real good prices, especially with the coupon codes you can enter online. I think they're known as Checker out west. Just stay away from anything with ONE YEAR warranty. Made in China ... and you'll be LUCKY to get a full year out of them. I got 6 months out of a set of chinese ball joints once. I knew the minute I looked at them they weren't going to last. The "rubber" boots looked PLASTIC .... absolute garbage.

[govtech]

i have to add a tale about jobber ball joints/piitman arms/idler arms....

 

the army i work for gets the cheapest crap goin and when i see a ball joint with a felt "washer" as a seal/boot my blood boils...

 

spending a few more bucks for OEM would kill them i think .....

 

rant off

 

i like OEM parts alot but the cost freaks people out .....im biased from having worked for GM i guess

 

the old saying goes "ya get what ya pay for" does play out sometimes