Re: Wheel bearing swaps

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

David Guido wrote:
> 
> I'm in the process of replacing my old worn-out front wheel bearings and had
> a thought.
> Anybody ever swap-out there stock 64 mm (OD)front wheel bearings/hubs for
> larger ones?
> German built Jetta 2's 1985-1987 used 66 mm
> German built Jetta 2's 1988-92 used 72mm wheel bearings.
> Fox/Quantum's used 68mm front wheel bearing I believe.
> 
> Would any of these larger sizes work? Is it a direct bolt-on? It seems to
> make sense that they would be superior to our stock 64 mm bearings and
> tolerate higher temps, plus last a whole lot longer.
> 
> David G
> 


Yes, I had this very thought: I have the donor A2 GTI to work with. The
consensus I got back was they wouldn't fit, that in order to use the
later 100 mm CVs i had to go with Scirocco 16v Hubs.

I'd love to hear something else. I also wonder where the trade off is
between benefit and unsprung weight.

TBerk

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