What is the hub and bearing of choice?

Foggy said:

Timkens are good.. They 'may' even be who builds them for GM
For $100 diff, I'd do the timkens myself.

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me88 said:

If the Timken box says Made in USA they're good, if it says Made in China just return them.

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dkad260 said:

That was one thing I did check for, thanks for the heads up.


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swathdiver said:

Where did you get them?

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dkad260 said:

2012 XL Denali AWD, 120K, just starting to get the faint grit feeling in the wheel and barely noticeable tire noise like the infamous worn bearing, mud tire sound but again..barely perceivable.

Tires are good, Defender LTX, this sounds like a bearing starting to show it's bad face.

RA has the GM OE as well as the Timken, with the Timken at a lower price.

I've had good luck with Timken in the past, but not sure of their quality now.

I could save $100 with the Timkens, but if they are inferior I might just go for OE.

What's the consensus here?

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