05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last?

na-STi · 07-07-2008, 11:26 AM

I am thinking about doing a hub swap for my 04 and I was wondering how long I can expect my 05+ bearings to last. I am specifically interested to hear from owners who track their cars. I tracked my 04 with Advan A046's and I needed to replace 2 corners after 3 track days.

**boondocksaint** · 07-07-2008, 11:29 AM

I have an 06 with 22k miles. I'm through 5 track days, so not a whole lot, but they're just fine so far. From what I understand, the hub swap is worthwhile. Bump for someone with more experience than I.

LuVJuGGs · 07-07-2008, 12:35 PM

40K Miles on the car mostly extreme "canyon" runs and multiple track days 3 yr old car bearings are still going strong and my front brakes hit 600F on a 8 hr track shift

Edit: I am swapping the front bearings for new ones just for the heck of it because I abuse the daylights out of the car and on the weekend I took my spindles off and the bearings looked good just dont like being stuck so I will be doing them, they are cheap enough 125/corner

import111 · 07-07-2008, 04:59 PM

05 STi with 52K miles and 9 track days and many many canyon runs. Still on the original bearings.

polyol · 07-07-2008, 06:19 PM

04 STi with 50 track days on slicks...stock bearings...

**Turninconcepts.com** · 07-07-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by polyol

04 STi with 50 track days on slicks...stock bearings...

Lies...ALL LIES!!!!!

Really though, that's amazing for 04 bearings. I think we replaced ours 4 times by 50000 miles.

Tony

dozer5 · 07-07-2008, 07:55 PM

Do you need to get the 6 gun conversion kit to do the hub swap? Also, how do you know that your bearings are going bad. Is pad knockback a symptom of bearings going bad?

na-STi · 07-08-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dozer5

Do you need to get the 6 gun conversion kit to do the hub swap? Also, how do you know that your bearings are going bad. Is pad knockback a symptom of bearings going bad?

When mine went bad I heard a loud humming noise when i was moving and it got worse each day. And pad knockback became much more pronounced.

upncummr · 07-08-2008, 09:40 AM

'05 STi w/ approximately 11,500 miles and my wheel bearings are fine.

Car has approximately 21 track days with two drivers on 6 of those days. So that's roughly equivalent to 27 track days.

Remainder of mileage is probably 50/50 in-town and highway usage.

Gary

**Turninconcepts.com** · 07-08-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by upncummr

'05 STi w/ approximately 11,500 miles and my wheel bearings are fine.

Car has approximately 21 track days with two drivers on 6 of those days. So that's roughly equivalent to 27 track days.

Remainder of mileage is probably 50/50 in-town and highway usage.

Gary

Wow...I have more miles on my 08.

upncummr · 07-08-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

Wow...I have more miles on my 08.

Root cause of low miles on my '05 is that I have too many cars. Just ask my wife!

One car was driven 253 miles in 18 months. Another was driven less than that.

So I recently got rid of my dependable daily driver/winter beater to force myself to drive the "nice" cars more often.

One other factor making the mileage seem low on the '05 STi is that it was purchased new in May of 2006 as it had been sitting in a rural dealer's showroom for a year. So in effect the car is just a little over two years old.

Gary

**topend** · 07-08-2008, 03:07 PM

Anyone know if 05-07 bearings are all the same?

LuVJuGGs · 07-08-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by topend

Anyone know if 05-07 bearings are all the same?

yes same

antonch · 07-08-2008, 07:39 PM

I think my bearings in the rear might be starting to make some noise after 40k miles with no track time and stock suspension.

I hope the warranty can cover this.

vandersti · 07-08-2008, 08:29 PM

39,000miles
48 Auto Xs

No problems yet, *knock on wood*
still on stock clutch and brake pads too

07-07-2008, 11:26 AM	#1
na-STi Professional STI Driver Posts: 498 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? I am thinking about doing a hub swap for my 04 and I was wondering how long I can expect my 05+ bearings to last. I am specifically interested to hear from owners who track their cars. I tracked my 04 with Advan A046's and I needed to replace 2 corners after 3 track days. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-07-2008, 11:29 AM	#2
boondocksaint Reasonable Car: Boony's Motown STi Fav Mod: correct grammar Location: D3TR01T Posts: 22,578 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? I have an 06 with 22k miles. I'm through 5 track days, so not a whole lot, but they're just fine so far. From what I understand, the hub swap is worthwhile. Bump for someone with more experience than I.

07-07-2008, 12:35 PM	#3
LuVJuGGs Professional STI Driver Car: 05 STi CGM Stg2 Fav Mod: Carbon Fibre Driveshaft Location: Ontaio, Canada Posts: 489 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? 40K Miles on the car mostly extreme "canyon" runs and multiple track days 3 yr old car bearings are still going strong and my front brakes hit 600F on a 8 hr track shift Edit: I am swapping the front bearings for new ones just for the heck of it because I abuse the daylights out of the car and on the weekend I took my spindles off and the bearings looked good just dont like being stuck so I will be doing them, they are cheap enough 125/corner

07-07-2008, 04:59 PM	#4
import111 The Next Petter Solberg Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 904 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? 05 STi with 52K miles and 9 track days and many many canyon runs. Still on the original bearings.

07-07-2008, 06:19 PM	#5
polyol Spec C Club Car: 04 STi Fav Mod: Motor Mounts Location: Eugene Posts: 2,263 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? 04 STi with 50 track days on slicks...stock bearings...

07-07-2008, 07:55 PM	#7
dozer5 Junior STI Driver Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 65 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? Do you need to get the 6 gun conversion kit to do the hub swap? Also, how do you know that your bearings are going bad. Is pad knockback a symptom of bearings going bad?

07-08-2008, 09:40 AM	#9
upncummr Spec C Club Car: '05 CGM Fav Mod: HPDEs Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 1,173 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? '05 STi w/ approximately 11,500 miles and my wheel bearings are fine. Car has approximately 21 track days with two drivers on 6 of those days. So that's roughly equivalent to 27 track days. Remainder of mileage is probably 50/50 in-town and highway usage. Gary

07-08-2008, 03:07 PM	#12
topend Gold Member Car: 04 wrb/gold Fav Mod: v-limited lip Location: CT Posts: 431 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? Anyone know if 05-07 bearings are all the same?

07-08-2008, 07:39 PM	#14
antonch Junior STI Driver Car: Black 06 STI Fav Mod: Seatbelt fix, site avatar delete Location: SF Posts: 101 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? I think my bearings in the rear might be starting to make some noise after 40k miles with no track time and stock suspension. I hope the warranty can cover this.

07-08-2008, 08:29 PM	#15
vandersti Junior STI Driver Car: 05 STi OBP Fav Mod: KW Variant 3's Location: South Dakota Posts: 192 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: 05+ owners; How long do your wheel bearings last? 39,000miles 48 Auto Xs No problems yet, knock on wood still on stock clutch and brake pads too This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.