My name is Earl, and I have a Stainless Steel bolt fetish =)
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Since I am going through the trouble of making almost everything new, I am going to tackles front hubs.
I have been looking around to see what's available and have seen a few interesting things.
The cheaper ones use a rougher casting that requires less machining. I am unsure of the bearing quality, but I am sure they aren't as well made as the more expensive ones.
I am stuck between these two on ECS Tuning:
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES2091579/
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES10373/
The top one is an example of the cheaper casting, but I am unsure of how well it does the job.
I am thinking I should play it safe and buy the more expensive SKF assembly. The thing that gets me is the $80 price difference for a pair. Are the SKF assemblies going to outlast and out perform the MTC assemblies enough to justify higher price tag.
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I never cheap out on bearings, especially on something that might see -69 degrees of camber.Â
You CAN however, find quality bearings for a decent price if you look hard enough.Â
but,
YOLO and you may have good luck with the MTC stuff so this whole post is pointless.
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what exactly needs to be machined.
Nothing. I am just talking about how they were manufactured. You can tell by the back of the hub.
I never cheap out on bearings, especially on something that might see -69 degrees of camber.Â
You CAN however, find quality bearings for a decent price if you look hard enough.Â
but,
YOLO and you may have good luck with the MTC stuff so this whole post is pointless.Â
My thoughts exactly. haha I may get the SKF just for the peace of mind=)
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Just ordered my rotors from Adams Rotors. I cannot wait to see the quality and I hope they last a long time.
I need to pull together another parts list to combine with the front hub order. I will take care of that this weekend. I cannot wait to have both hands again=)
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You're so HANDY Earl!!!
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Didn't get much of anything done on the compact this weekend but I do have pictures.
My friend wasn't able to make it out to work on the bay so I decided to just quick stop by Sunday.
I got this guy installed:
I also rounded up a few things I want to get powdercoated:
The dust shields are coming off of the knuckles because they are shot and I won't have much use for them=)
I also took some pictures of being aired out on the 15's. It just looks funny with how sunk they are.
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Looking good as usual Earl!
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I stopped out at the shop Sunday hoping to do a bit of work but it was way too cold. I grabbed my calipers and front knuckles to pull apart at work this week.
I am in the middle of breaking down the knuckles and will be doing the calipers sometime this week. The 46mm nut on the knuckles is going to be a fun one. It is supposed to be on at 221 ft/lbs.
I am breaking this all down in preparation for powder and new hubs. I need to find some rebuild kits for the calipers since I am splitting them. Has anyone found a good place? I have been told Autozone and will be calling them after work for pricing.
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