Ichiba vs the Circuit Sports 5 lug

[nate1]

any one have any opinons about the Ichiba vs the Circuit Sports GEN-2 5 lug swap? looks like a lot of people just use the ichiba

[ZenkiKid]

whatever you get replace the bearing with an oem one and youre golden.

[NiSilS14]

pretty sure the new Ichiba and CS hubs have OEM bearings already.

[e1_griego]

Probably OEM style, not OEM. If you don't replace them right off the bat, you will be within a year or so (most likely).

[duynguyenn240]

i have the ichiba on my s13 over 3 year now nothing wrong with it

[Bumnah]

toasted my ichiba bearing in a year.

[ManoNegra]

Did you guys replace the bearing(s) grease with something better?

[DALAZ_68]

i have the ichiba on my s13 over 3 year now nothing wrong with it

have you actually done events?
have you actually checked them out?

[!Zar!]

I've seen and experienced many different Ichiba hubs. The bearings suck. Best thing to do is purchase them, and then press in OEM bearings.

[conrad_s13.5]

ive drove/drifted the ballz outta my car and never had a problem with my ichiba's.

buuuuuuuut.......if you can go OEM man. just sayin

[GrimDrifter]

mine went after about a year of modest driving. However i did not know OEM bearings could be used. This certainly saves me some cash. i like how ichiba talks them up like they are built from unobtanium. :Ownedd:

[Bumnah]

As the bearings go bad, I'm replacing them with OEM bearings. Next bearing I'm going to open up and replace the grease with higher quality grease made for track abuse.

[eddieflo]

very helpful!

[az_240]

S13 guys can press in new bearings in the front but S14s and all rear hubs have integral bearings which cannot be pressed.

People can take out the inner shield on the S14 fronts and regrease them with a better grease such as Neo Synthetic or Amsoil 2000 which is what I plan on doing later tonight.

I don't think you can do the same on the rears which kind of sucks because I think mine are beginning to dry up.

Most important thing to bearing life is making sure the hubs are torqued properly and that the dust shields are in place. Not enough torque or no dust shields will wear out bearings quick.

[az_240]

Project Silvia - The Official Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Wheel Bearings Like I Did > MotoIQ > Magazine Articles (http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/tabid/59/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/893/Project-Silvia-The-Official-Guide-to-Not-Screwing-Up-Your-Wheel-Bearings-Like-I-Did.aspx)

^Here is the regreasing article if anyone is interested.

Edit: Just regreased my front s14 bearings.... was not as easy as the article makes it seem. The inside shield does not pop back in all the way for some reason... I'm hoping once it's tightened to the spindle it will be good. When I took them apart the insides looked good as new but the grease was starting to turn into a nasty gel so I'm glad I got this taken care of.

[gsr-boost-dc]

So when you purchase this hub.... What disk/caliper combo arre you suppose to run on an S13.

[CrimsonRockett]

OEM in the back, Attain in the front.

Win win.

[drift freaq]

Z32 new oem in the rear , Peak Performance up front. No problems. Honestly Circuit Sports should be good. I can attest to the Ichiba problem saw it on to many cars.

[S14DB]

S13 guys can press in new bearings in the front but S14s and all rear hubs have integral bearings which cannot be pressed.

People can take out the inner shield on the S14 fronts and regrease them with a better grease such as Neo Synthetic or Amsoil 2000 which is what I plan on doing later tonight.

I don't think you can do the same on the rears which kind of sucks because I think mine are beginning to dry up.

Most important thing to bearing life is making sure the hubs are torqued properly and that the dust shields are in place. Not enough torque or no dust shields will wear out bearings quick.

Incorrect. The rears are sold separate from the Hub.
The Nismo Shop : West Covina Nissan : Nissan OEM S14 5-lug Conversion Components (http://www.thenismoshop.com/catalog/240SX_180SX_Silvia-Hubs_and_Spindles/Nissan_OEM_S14_5-lug_Conversion_Components.html)

[az_240]

^Interesting.... I made a thread(might be on another forum...cant remember) on this a while back and people were saying replacing the rear bearings was not possible and that it would most likely destroy the hub.... guess they were wrong.

At $100 a bearing might as well just buy new hubs anyway.

[shiftdrift]

yeah, i got the ichiba 5 lug and within 3 months they were bad, i track/beat on my car and dd it at the time.