Anyone else with aftermarket wheels?

[wuzzzer]

Just curious as to what the symptoms of a bad wheel bearing are. I have 17" wheels which are "guaranteed fitment" by Tire Rack, but never said what their exact offset is.

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Mark
'97 Pacific Green
http://www.picturetrail.com/wuzzzer
Porterized
K&N Filtercharger
Rhino mufflers (909 series)
17" Team Loco #150 wheels/Dunlop SP Sport 4000 tires

 

[sdpatt]

I found that the symptom of a failing front wheel bearing is a rivets-on-the-rotor, metal-to-metal screeching noise during braking. That was from lack of lubrication in a front bearing after 242,000 miles on my 1991 SHO with 16" x 7.5" 35 mm offset wheels and 225/55ZR16 tires for the last 150,000 miles. It sounded much like having no brake pads remaining. I wasn't able to detect a wobble to the wheel until the wear on the hub was quite pronounced. It cost me a bit more than $660 to get both bearings and CV joint boots replaced. Hopefully I won't have to replace them again until half a million miles.

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Scott

1991 with 247,000 miles, OEM 'glass hood, SVO shifter, Catz fogs,
K&N filter, Vortech 73mm MAF, Superchip, PP Y-pipe, Borla cat-back,
Eibach/Tokico/polyurethane, SHO Shop front & rear strut braces,
16x7.5" Moda R1, 225/55ZR16 Bridgestone RE730, -1 deg camber x 4,
Class II hitch

 

[SHOntell]

I've had two bearings go and I've only got 55k. I hate my SHO sometimes!!!

 

[ADE 1000]

Originally posted by wuzzzer:
Just curious as to what the symptoms of a bad wheel bearing are. I have 17" wheels which are "guaranteed fitment" by Tire Rack, but never said what their exact offset is.

Mine also sounded like brake rotors. It is a rubbing noise that remains constant while you are moving, you can feel the friction.



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1997 Silver Frost Taurus SHO

- Borla Exhaust
- K&N Panel Filter
- Epic Sonoma II wheels

2001 Quicksilver Corvette Z06

- Pretty much stock