Wheel Bearings- Timken, Moog or OEM? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

GrandSport · 12-10-2024, 10:45 AM

Does anyone have any experience here?

Over about 10k track miles, running only 200TW tires with 2pc rotors, I never had a front go bad (prob because the tires and the rotors kept heat out of them). I had two rear go, and I know for sure one was not OEM. And it honestly might have been more a function of hitting curbing. I think that was the corner where I cracked a wheel.

I'm hearing people replace them for endurance racing every race or two (which, to be fair, each race is 8+7 hours of racing + ~6 hours of practice) but I feel like I'm burning money by spending $1200 on a part that has been so robust.

RT-BRZ · 12-10-2024, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GrandSport

Does anyone have any experience here?

Over about 10k track miles, running only 200TW tires with 2pc rotors, I never had a front go bad (prob because the tires and the rotors kept heat out of them). I had two rear go, and I know for sure one was not OEM. And it honestly might have been more a function of hitting curbing. I think that was the corner where I cracked a wheel.

I'm hearing people replace them for endurance racing every race or two (which, to be fair, each race is 8+7 hours of racing + ~6 hours of practice) but I feel like I'm burning money by spending $1200 on a part that has been so robust.

My experience has been that either OEM or Timken is the way to go and that's from multiple car manufacturer platforms.

MOOG is just an aftermarket supplier and I'm not convinced that they make all their own parts. Even so, not a performance part or necessary even OEM quality in my experience.

86league · 12-17-2024, 01:33 PM

Might look here - same discussion : https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154086

12-10-2024, 10:45 AM	#1
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12-17-2024, 01:33 PM	#3
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