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Originally Posted by KrazyS13
What hubs did you get off ebay?? Oem?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-Lug...QQcmdZViewItem
OEM? You be the judge. The description says at least the bearings are OEM but how could you really know? Unless someone buys these, takes out the bearings and compares them to bearings they know are OEM. Like I said, fitment was great. Also, this guy on NICO said he has these in the rear on his 350whp car and they haven't given him any problems. I figured they'd be fine on the front of my beastly 150whp lol.
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Originally Posted by projectRDM
Correct. And you should always do it. The fact that the OP had the bearings apart without actually doing anything speaks for itself.
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Yup. I shouldn't have to, but I took them to NAPA and the guy tried to press the Ichiba bearings back in and he said they wouldn't go in and the bearings suck lol.
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Originally Posted by FaLKoN240
Or you could just reuse your old 4 lug hub bearings I did and the world was ok.
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I also tried to do this but 2 places said there was no way they could press in used bearings no matter what. Obviously it can be done since you and so many others have done it. I was just having trouble finding a place that was willing and was getting frustrated.
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Originally Posted by 5t341tH
why did u keep your ichibas? i rather rock those than ebay ones.
new OE bearings should cost like 110 for a pair
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Really? Could you post a link, please? It's too late for me but maybe it could help others out. I could only find bearings for around $200 a pair plus shipping. And I would still have to pay to have them pressed in. And honestly, comparing the 2 sets of hubs, the eBay ones look and feel higher in quality.
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Originally Posted by projectRDM
S13 front bearings are replaceable. S14s are not. So yes.
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Someone told me that when they went 5 lug, they got s14 front hubs and pressed in s13 bearings and it worked out great. After reading your post, I don't really know what to believe. If you can do that, then that is the route I would take if I could do it all over again. s14 hubs with s13 bearings. That way, the whole setup is OEM and it's a simple swap.