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mikefc
09-17-2009, 09:16 AM
Is it true that if you press a s13 wheel bearing into and s14 hub you dont have to run the s14 knuckles,LCA and all that other BS?
yes ive searched and saw only 1 post regarding it and that was it.
just want to be 100% sure.
projectRDM
09-17-2009, 10:05 AM
Is it true that if you press a s13 wheel bearing into and s14 hub you dont have to run the s14 knuckles,LCA and all that other BS?
yes ive searched and saw only 1 post regarding it and that was it.
just want to be 100% sure.

The S14 front wheel bearing is not replaceable. The aftermarket 5lug hubs like Ichiba use S13 bearings so they can work without using the spindle and balljoint (not a lot of BS, it's only two parts), but if it's an OEM front hub you cannot remove the bearing and use an S13 bearing. Safely I may add, people do press them out anyway but the hub is not designed to accommodate a different bearing. You run the risk of it coming apart at speed.

Buy the aftermarket hubs and press in new S13 bearings, or buy OE S14 hubs and use matching spindles and balljoints (or the entire LCA for added camber).
mikefc
09-17-2009, 10:22 AM
ok thanks.
another question i have wondered, why is it that the s14 front hub is not a direct bolt on like the rears?
98s14inaz
09-17-2009, 10:35 AM
ok thanks.
another question i have wondered, why is it that the s14 front hub is not a direct bolt on like the rears?

s13 and s14 spindles have a slightly different taper to them which makes them non-interchangeable. It might look like it fits but it does not and would not be safe. Pretty common knowledge. Like the posters said above...use s13 5 lug conversion hubs or use s14 hubs with s14 spindle and flca. Rear hubs are exactly the same in both cars.
Souljahzs13
09-17-2009, 10:50 AM
s13 and s14 spindles have a slightly different taper to them which makes them non-interchangeable. It might look like it fits but it does not and would not be safe. Pretty common knowledge. Like the posters said above...use s13 5 lug conversion hubs or use s14 hubs with s14 spindle and flca. Rear hubs are exactly the same in both cars.

^^^yea it is slightly different, cause the center shaft in the S14 spindle is a little thicker. Being that, the S14 front hub has a larger slip on hole.