So about 11,000 miles ago I had a shop replace my ball joints and wheel bearings. At the time, I was getting ready to leave on a trip in a couple days and needed it done in a hurry, so I had the shop just replace the front wheel unit bearings with some generic ones at about half the cost of the Dodge OEM ones. Well now they're beginning to howl. The shop warranty is 18,000 miles and I will see if I can get them replaced again, but eventually I will probably have to invest in some better bearings. I'm sure the Dodge OEM ones are the best, but they are so pricey! So what's the best unit bearings to go with that are less expensive than the OEM's? Or, does anyone sell OEM bearings at a discount? Thanks.

 

It looks like from previous posts that the Timken is a recommended bearing brand and it looks like Amazon.com carries it. Is this the one I need?
http://www.amazon.com/Timken-HA59003...5705668&sr=8-1

Looks to be in the $160-$170 range, is this a good buy?

 

I'm in the market for some myself and that's the best price I've found for Timken. However, I'm not sure if it's the correct part number for my truck. If you read the review on the listing, one of them said it was the wrong plug for his abs sensor.

 

When I did mine, I was under the similar situation. But I got my from Rockauto dot com. They fit without any issues.

 

I bought my front two from there. They shipped quickly and were the best price for timken units (timken box SFK on the bearing) I could find. Jump on them quick! The guy that had the wrong sensor, he had a power wagon. you can look at the larger image and see the plug pretty clearly.

 

I got the hubs from Napa, and ponied up for the set with the lifetime warranty. I believe I'm going to get to use that warranty here this winter.....

-- that is for having to do the job again, not the parts from Napa. I'm happy with Napa. I believe these trucks are just too heavy in the front for normal 21st century quality control....