prime choice hub assembly

[maclgallant]

has anyone ever used prime choice hub assembly?

they are super cheap, 50$ Canadian here vs ford's 400$
i know there cheap, but i'm only mentioning it because they offer lifetime warranty for 7$,
doesn't seem like a bad deal

any experience? (seems to be hit or miss on other forums, but none for the rangers)

 

[maclgallant]

so i went ahead of purchased 2 new hubs, 119$ ship + lifetime warranty,

i wish i could of dished out money for the timken, but im' broke and i need the truck on the road, so i guess i'll be a test dummy on this one, btw these hubs will have 285/75r16 "33's" mounted so we will see how long they last under more than usual stress

 

[maclgallant]

 

[maclgallant]

the hubs are being installed tonight, i'll post some pics later on , and keep updating this thread as i put milelage on

 

[maclgallant]

i also want to add that my 2008 stock hub assembly were timken ... when i first purchased the truck in 09 it had 18,000km /// there was always a grinding screeching sound coming from the stock hubs, it was very mild sound, but it was there
(it was not the brakes i checked them)

so i knew that eventually they would fail... to my surprise they lasted another 30,000 km
i dont know if the hubs were bad, or it was the previous driver who was rough on the truck
as soon as i got it, the clutch was gone, and the flywheel was all cracked... sign's of a newbie manual driver imo //


but yeah i just wanted to point out that my 2008 xl 4x4 4.0 5 speed came with Timken hubs

 

[bobbywalter]

buy a spare for those prices....long trips put the spare in the tool kit.



it has to be this way sometimes.

 

[maclgallant]

well my right one was tooo bad, and i'm keeping it, but what i plan on doing is getting 2 more, and just change them as they go and warranty them ... gotta love lifetime as long as prime choice stays in business hahah