Front wheel bearings!

[MADDOG11]

OK, I've got updated spindles, calipers, rotors and need new front wheel bearings. What year vehicle do I use to find the correct bearings? 99, 00 or anything from 93 and beyond?

Also, does the hub just unbold from the knuckle and slide out or does the knuckle have to be removed from the vehicle to press it out?

 

[nothingtoseehere]

When you say updated spindles waht do you mean? 94/95 or 96+ with a Gen III subframe?

 

[93rev2sev]

Won't take long to answer both...

If you have a 96+ subframe swap, then you need the 96 bearings. They bolt in...

If you upgraded just the spindles and are still using the gen1/2 subframe, you need bearing from a 94 or 95. They press in, so yeah...you have to have the knuckle off the car.

 

[MADDOG11]

As far as I know they are 96+ spidles (rotors measure just under 12") with my origional '92 subframe (if that's possible)!

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Nope, you have 94/95. The Gen III would require a Gen III subframe. Easy enough to tell if you look at the hub. If it IS gen III, you'll see where you can unbolt it.

 

[MADDOG11]

Makes sense! But I thought the 95 rotors were like 10.5" as aposed to the 11.9" rotors (which is what I have)! Or do the rotors interchange 95 to 96?

 

[zblackbeast]

Some one performed the "96+ upgrade" on your original subframe.. What this requires is only the 94/95 KNUCKLE, CALIPER BRACKET from the 96+ SHO, not the whole subframe! So, while you have the 96+ brakes, that doesnt mean you have the gen III sub frame.. If you know its the 92 subframe.. you will need the 94/95 wheel bearing!

 

[frosho]

Makes sense! But I thought the 95 rotors were like 10.5" as aposed to the 11.9" rotors (which is what I have)! Or do the rotors interchange 95 to 96?

The 94/95 rotors are 10.9, the 96 upgrade is 11.6. Also, not that you really need the info anymore, but you can tell the knuckles apart by the type of metal they're made from. Pre-96 are steel, 96+ are aluminum.

 

[zblackbeast]

^^ Forgot that part.... Eeew steel!