Author Topic: wheel bearing wear bc sports suspension? (Read 3555 times)

///m42 sport · « **on:** September 06, 2008, 11:40:59 PM »

Anyone else notice their wheel bearings wearing out faster b/c of lower suspension? My rear wheel bearings have less than 100k miles and are already going out! I'm running on H/R sports, Bilstein sports. This is pretty annoying since I paid to have them put in last time...at $300 per side. I'm gonna be doing it myself this time.

nickmpower · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2008, 11:57:09 PM »

wow, you have had your car for a long time, it is mainly based on the way you drive/tire balance i think. if you autocross or do HPDEs, they are going to wear out a lot faster

Danny707 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2008, 12:03:56 AM »

Well because of camber, maybe?

///m42 sport · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2008, 08:34:29 PM »

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Well because of camber, maybe?

yeah, anyone else experience this?

tim_s · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:00:51 AM »

yeah, i think it can accelerate wear. I replaced one about 2 years ago and it failed again this year on the nurburgring

///m42 sport · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2008, 12:35:57 PM »

any solutions to this problem beside going back to stock suspension?

AcSchnitzer318is · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2008, 12:43:49 AM »

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yeah, i think it can accelerate wear. I replaced one about 2 years ago and it failed again this year on the nurburgring

Sorry OT... color me jealous. LOL about running ur e30 on the ring, not about the failure. Would love to see a pro video of an e30 running the ring. Especially an m42,