98~05 Blazer brake upgrade! DONE!

[V8 Rumble]

I'm reviving this thread from the dead.
I'm looking to purchase new bearing hubs. I'm not sure if mine are really bad. I actually pumped grease into where the ABS sensor wire goes into. They feel much tighter, not that they spun freely. They felt pretty snug before. I'm wondering if I should take a chance reusing them, or just go with new?

Anyhow, what recommendations do you guys have regarding bearing/ hub replacements?
I'm on a budget and can't go for high priced Timkens, etc.

Jack,

I used raybestos profesional grade bearings. They were about 89 each. There are cheaper ones on rock auto.

 

[Longroof79]

Thanks Joe,
I have seen cheaper ones, but was wondering about quality, or lack of.
Someone mentioned Detroit Axle, and I've seen brands like Callahan. They're probably Chinese knock-offs. I'm trying to find a happy medium between quality and not breaking the bank.

 

[ssn696]

Spring for SKF if you plan to go really fast. Kore3 and others call those the 'high performance' option.

 

[JBreu]

Detroit axle ......or Napa

 

[Longroof79]

Thank you for your input, guys.

 

[chophead]

Hey sorry I been gone. The hubs I got were from advanced auto parts and I got the moog ones. I believe I paid 60 a piece but had to do two separate orders because of the special discount I got. On advanced auto Web site they have ask for live help button well I hit it and the person hooked me up with 2 different codes on the hubs.I couldn't use them both at same time. I had 30 percent on one and 25 on the other. Helps big time. The corvette c5 calipers came with the brackets and hardware minus the pads N I paid around 20 ish because of the price match and discount of 30 percent off and my son said the chick liked me lol. I did paint them and also got dba rotors from advanced auto with the same discount technique I used on the hubs. I believe I paid 120? I know I got the spindles for around 125 or 150 shipped. I am quite low into everything I feel. I did but the c5 caliper mounts to the spindles but I could have made them I got them because they came with hardware and kor3 is kool. I also got the brake lines from him. No guess work. I am using hawk performance brake pads.75 because I opened a amozon account lol. Everything helps.

One note on the moog hubs.which really pissed me off btw! The pics of them showed they were serviceable meaning I could grease them. Well they are not. And had I know I might have brought different ones. But moog has a great rep and with the savings on them I am still happy. After all is said I am glad I went this route on my front brakes and I hope you will be to. It helps when others can help with info. I know I could have saved a few more bucks here and spent more there but it's done now. Now it's on to the rear brakes for me lol

 

[81msw79]

it would not matter which blazer replacement bearings you got, non of them are servicable. they are a sealed unititized roller bearing like what is in an electrical motor

 

[chophead]

I am just saying the moog description and photo showed they were which is way I purchased them aND yes they could be serviceable if they were drilled and tapped for a grease fitting. I have modified more then one sealed bearing to have a way to service it. But this way when then go bad you have no choice but to replace them.

 

[pontiacgp]

Jack, when you spin the hub that you have what noise does it make?

 

[Longroof79]

Steve,
My bearings don't make any noise and do not spin freely. In other words, they feel good... there's some resistance in them. I was able to open the plug where the ABS sensor goes and filled it with grease using my grease gun and a zerk fitting. They seem nice and snug, and I think they'll work out for now.