88 Wheel bearings/hubs for 88GT
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88 Wheel bearings/hubs for 88GT
After getting the Konis, springs and urethane in over the weekend I took it for an alighment today. The shop called to tell me that the right wheel bearings/hub needs to be replaced and the left is not far behind. I checked Rock Auto, no listing. I did a search here and didn't find much. The choices seem to be Rodney Dickman or a custom/Wilwood setup which I don't completely understand. Anyone got something worked out? I really want to get through the maintanence issues and get on to something fun. Thanks
Steve AT 88GTP DOT com
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Re: 88 Wheel bearings/hubs for 88GT
Unless you're lucky enough to find one at a junkyard, you're gonna need the RD one or that other thing. There are some people who have said the RD one's have bad grease, but I've replaced mine and it's been working great. Maybe they revised their design/parts/grease, I don't know.
Getting the old one apart is possible, but it's a royal pain if you don't have the right tools (I tried)---(and it's never going back together).
See here:
phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6321
Getting the old one apart is possible, but it's a royal pain if you don't have the right tools (I tried)---(and it's never going back together).
See here:
phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6321
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What's the problem with these bearings? Our buddy Rick has a set on his 88 GT with the L67, and he's been autocrossing it for 2 summers, and pounding it around Shannonville Raceway with no problems, theres also a couple trips half way across the country and back on them.The Dark Side of Will wrote:That's the same one that RD sells. It is NOT suitable for high performance use...
He does have 12" rotors and 17" wheels on it also.
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More than one person on the Fiero Racing List has tried these new bearings and had them fail within a matter of *laps* of a racecourse...jelly2m8 wrote:What's the problem with these bearings? Our buddy Rick has a set on his 88 GT with the L67, and he's been autocrossing it for 2 summers, and pounding it around Shannonville Raceway with no problems, theres also a couple trips half way across the country and back on them.The Dark Side of Will wrote:That's the same one that RD sells. It is NOT suitable for high performance use...
He does have 12" rotors and 17" wheels on it also.
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