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08-23-2010, 11:31 AM
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OP didn't say what year truck he had.... but I'm betting he hard an early bird.
There are several types of hub assemblies out there, between ABS and non-ABS hubs. However, the early one's have different hubs from the later years. Early hubs are MUCH more expensive than the later years (like double the money in some cases).
You can use the later hubs on the early trucks... just HAVE to change the front rotors (and pads because of the new rotors) to the later rotors because of the difference. So the OP probably put his old rotor's back on and that's the problem.
Ed's site mentions this in his Front Axel kit he sells.
And all of this I know because I've got an Early bird... and my Passenger side needle bearing is... on it's way out... causing the axle shaft to vibrate when i hit a bump. and then the next bump it will stop. If you grab the shaft you can move the shaft up quite a bit.
So I'll have to be digging into this soon... hooray!
There are several types of hub assemblies out there, between ABS and non-ABS hubs. However, the early one's have different hubs from the later years. Early hubs are MUCH more expensive than the later years (like double the money in some cases).
You can use the later hubs on the early trucks... just HAVE to change the front rotors (and pads because of the new rotors) to the later rotors because of the difference. So the OP probably put his old rotor's back on and that's the problem.
Ed's site mentions this in his Front Axel kit he sells.
And all of this I know because I've got an Early bird... and my Passenger side needle bearing is... on it's way out... causing the axle shaft to vibrate when i hit a bump. and then the next bump it will stop. If you grab the shaft you can move the shaft up quite a bit.
So I'll have to be digging into this soon... hooray!
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08-23-2010, 11:49 AM
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You have 2 options.
A) You can order the correct part. My early 99 wheel bearing i ordered from Autozone for $200 shipped to my door, and it came with $20 in gift cards.
B) You can get 2 of the newer style wheel bearings (obvi 1 for each side) and also buy newer style front rotors.
Like you, I just redid my brakes, and was reluctant to buy new rotors all over again. Plus, if you switch it up, it could confuse people when doing future projects (since all parts on these things go by build date to separate early/late '99s).
So, I went with option A over B for the immediate cost savings. If you plan on having the truck for another 300k miles, option B would probably be the most cost effective for you.
A) You can order the correct part. My early 99 wheel bearing i ordered from Autozone for $200 shipped to my door, and it came with $20 in gift cards.
B) You can get 2 of the newer style wheel bearings (obvi 1 for each side) and also buy newer style front rotors.
Like you, I just redid my brakes, and was reluctant to buy new rotors all over again. Plus, if you switch it up, it could confuse people when doing future projects (since all parts on these things go by build date to separate early/late '99s).
So, I went with option A over B for the immediate cost savings. If you plan on having the truck for another 300k miles, option B would probably be the most cost effective for you.
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08-23-2010, 12:03 PM
Which hubs did you get for ~$200? Because looking at Autozoo's website the only one that is close to that price is one without ABS for build date TO 3/22/99. That would be the ones for early 99's.
But with and without ABS is the other factor I forgot to mention for the Hubs. Superduty's were standard with rear ABS, and it was an option for the front.
And for me any way, I'll be buried in my truck (only 78k on it now) so I'll be doing the whole front end when I do it. PartsGuyEd has a kit which makes it easy.
But with and without ABS is the other factor I forgot to mention for the Hubs. Superduty's were standard with rear ABS, and it was an option for the front.
And for me any way, I'll be buried in my truck (only 78k on it now) so I'll be doing the whole front end when I do it. PartsGuyEd has a kit which makes it easy.
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I haven't had it on for more than 500 miles yet, so I can't really tell you how it's been, other than the clunk I now have wasn't there prior to installation, but I can't say whether the 2 are directly related or not.
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