its that time, my 33s have eaten my bearings up, but not in in out of the ordinary way, im at 206k miles and this is my first replacement, ive only had 33s for about 5k miles. Im currently looking at options for the hub bearing assembly, and there's the genuine that's marked up yadayada. has anyone gone for the OEM bearings and noticed if they wear particularly faster? Thanks.

 

Timken is OEM. You can get them for about $150 per side if you know where to look. I bought two from a major online store and they were 100% legit and genuine. There are some other brands out there that may be better, but Timken is usually my go-to and for Rover its OEM anyway.

 

We use Timken at our shop.

The rears have to be pressed in.

 

hmm, maybe its a bit of a better idea to just get the hub bearing assembly.

 

Well for the fronts, thats the only practical way. The rears, there is no assembly unless you purchase a whole new rear knuckle - I think new OEM come with bearing pressed in.