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okay have a quick question and would like opinions.

I have a 2016 chevy silverado LT 4x4 sitting on 35x12.5x20 tires and I thought it was my brakes squeeling but i was wrong its my wheel bearings. Been searching around and most places by me dont sell bearings but the hubs.

I see for liften trucks Kryptonite is best, but also see Moog and Timkin.

who has experience with these 3 brands?

thanks for all your imput.
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Timken and SKF are or were the OE supplier for the 800s and 900s but don't know about your K2s. I run Timkens, Made in the USA.

Front hubs are sealed, no bearings to replace. If you need them out back, that's pretty rare and ought to be investigated. AAM was the OE supplier for your 12-bolt rear axle.

When unsure of who the OE supplier was, I stick with GM Original Equipment:

84869190
12479031/RW20-10

Rear wheel bearings need special tools for removal and installation so that one does not damage the ABS tone ring right behind it.
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okay have a quick question and would like opinions. I have a 2016 chevy silverado LT 4x4 sitting on 35x12.5x20 tires and I thought it was my brakes squeeling but i was wrong its my wheel bearings. Been searching around and most places by me dont sell bearings but the hubs. I see for liften trucks Kryptonite is best, but also see Moog and Timkin. who has experience with these 3 brands? thanks for all your imput.
I’ve had kryptonite bearings tie rods and ball joints on both my trucks and my Tahoe for over 2 years no with no issues I’m lifted 8” or so with 24x14 wheels and 35/15.50 tires and do a lot of highway driving in the Tahoe Imo go with kryptonite all day long
You will generally get much better prices online vs buying local. RockAuto and Amazon are good options.
You will generally get much better prices online vs buying local. RockAuto and Amazon are good options.
im looking everywhere to check prices, amazon has actually been higher priced for everything so far which i find hilarious.
im looking everywhere to check prices, amazon has actually been higher priced for everything so far which i find hilarious.
I ordered my kryptonite bearings off eBay from Rudy’s diesel out of Nc mainly because they were so close it would be here the following day plus it was 40$ cheaper then the shitty moog bearing from the parts store
I would be super-leary of buying cheap parts off ebay, it's filled with knockoff and factory reject parts...
I would be super-leary of buying cheap parts off ebay, it's filled with knockoff and factory reject parts...

Yea I agree but as long as you find real dealers locally you should know your getting quality stuff and not knock offs. Rudy’s is only 4-5 hr from my house so that’s why I chose to go through them. Also they don’t list their chevy 1500 parts on their actual website but they have all the kryptonite stuff listed on their eBay page. All the kryptonite stuff is lifetime warranty and you have to enter the number for that specific tie rods or wheel bearings to register your warranty so you know you got the real deal
Except how do you know the shops on ebay are linked to that site/shop? There's at least two "Rudy's" sellers on ebay (Rudy's diesel engine parts and rudy's performance parts [which uses the same logo as that website]), but it's also not uncommon for people to use logo's for other companies to appear to them. If that rudysdiesel site had a link to the ebay store, then I would have more confidence that what's sold on ebay by that store was legit...
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