So, back when I had my second set of coilovers built - with new hubs and bearings by Forcedfirebird / WOTtech - I ended up using standard E30 rear bearings instead of the more expensive front ix-specific bearings. They appeared nearly identical except for cost.
I don't recall the exact dimensions, but IIRC, the ix bearings are 0.1mm bigger in diameter, but otherwise identical. both were SKF. They fit fine and I didn't have any issues for years. This was around 2011? They fit fine in the ix struts and the hubs bolted up perfectly.
Fast forward to now, I'm getting a scraping sound around corners. There's nothing on the brakes or wheels touching that I can see, and currently my tires are much narrower than any I've run in literally a decade. I assume that the bearings are failing. It's even got worse, almost like a rock or something is stuck in the brakes. I checked my hub bolts and they were plenty tight (I thought maybe they'd come loose, but nope - my fat ass with a 3ft cheater bar is plenty torque).
Anyone else run the rear E30 bearings up front on an ix for a long period of time? I haven't looked recently, but hopefully the original bearings aren't NLA. I'm thinking I should have just bit the bullet and paid the extra $30 per bearing, but that was tough to swallow 10 years ago. There's a major SKF distribution/retail center in our rinky-dink town oddly enough, maybe they can help, lol.
I don't recall the exact dimensions, but IIRC, the ix bearings are 0.1mm bigger in diameter, but otherwise identical. both were SKF. They fit fine and I didn't have any issues for years. This was around 2011? They fit fine in the ix struts and the hubs bolted up perfectly.
Fast forward to now, I'm getting a scraping sound around corners. There's nothing on the brakes or wheels touching that I can see, and currently my tires are much narrower than any I've run in literally a decade. I assume that the bearings are failing. It's even got worse, almost like a rock or something is stuck in the brakes. I checked my hub bolts and they were plenty tight (I thought maybe they'd come loose, but nope - my fat ass with a 3ft cheater bar is plenty torque).
Anyone else run the rear E30 bearings up front on an ix for a long period of time? I haven't looked recently, but hopefully the original bearings aren't NLA. I'm thinking I should have just bit the bullet and paid the extra $30 per bearing, but that was tough to swallow 10 years ago. There's a major SKF distribution/retail center in our rinky-dink town oddly enough, maybe they can help, lol.
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