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by mikekey » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:19 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote:The ones I have ordered do not make me send in the old, so I just tell them when they make noise and they send another.



Hook us up, which ones do you order? You have a source you go to regularly? :friday:
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by TBYODA » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:23 pm

mikekey wrote:
HARDTRAILZ wrote:The ones I have ordered do not make me send in the old, so I just tell them when they make noise and they send another.



Hook us up, which ones do you order? You have a source you go to regularly? :friday:
I was thinking the samething. ;)
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by Moots1288 » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:27 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote:The ones I have ordered do not make me send in the old, so I just tell them when they make noise and they send another.

That's what I need.. I think I know which eBay ones you have. It's that easy huh!? It'll serve it's purpose for me! I'll probably start replacing wheel hubs yearly as well. That moog hub that failed was 8-9 months old.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:47 pm

Am-autoparts I believe. Been year n a half since I needed one. Regulator uses same ones.
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by mikekey » Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:51 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote:Am-autoparts I believe. Been year n a half since I needed one. Regulator uses same ones.


Thank you:

http://www.am-autoparts.com/Chevy/Trail ... -hubs.html

They're stuff is cheaper thru ebay than listed on their site, FYI:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Wheel-Hub ... b8&vxp=mtr

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by TBYODA » Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:38 pm

HARDTRAILZ wrote: $83 gets you a lifetime warranty on a pair....
not sure we're you get lifetime warranty. Clearly says 12- month.

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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:51 pm

The ones that clearly say "lifetime warranty"
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:53 pm

The ones that clearly say "lifetime warranty"

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem ... 0868903786
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:56 pm

I have am auto now but my warranty expired before I needed them this time.

The lifetime ones were not available when I started dealing w am but now I would switch to the lifetime. Seems like a hell of a deal to me.
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by jonbo2002 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:14 am

it says "Prime choice auto parts obligation under limited lifetime warranty is limited to a ONE TIME replacement of the defective or worn-out product" if I am reading that correctly they will only replace them once. still a great deal at the price I would think.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:38 am

4 hubs for 83..not bad. If that is thepolicy, i likely would buy AM Auto again just because they were good to me in the past. I have not even looked for hubs until I saw the post yesterday. I have been doing pretty good and the last one I put on the 07 was just one I had on the shelf NIB. I got all kinds of random parts around. Found another CV shaft the other day in storage along with half a set of vent visors and the center part of a grill. I guess I just hoard TB parts.
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by TBYODA » Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:52 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:Just got 2 new Cooper Discoverer AT3s installed on the front. LT265/75/R16 C. They almost match the Cooper Discoverer A/T I have on the rear.

I hope you like them I have read a lot of good things about them. Next time you wheel you got to tell me how they perform. Txt me.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:56 pm

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dvanbramer88 wrote:Just got 2 new Cooper Discoverer AT3s installed on the front. LT265/75/R16 C. They almost match the Cooper Discoverer A/T I have on the rear.

I hope you like them I have read a lot of good things about them. Next time you wheel you got to tell me how they perform. Txt me.


I took them down a dirt/gravel road right after I got them. First thing I noticed is they grab and sling a lot of rocks. The other thing I noticed is the tread compound is really soft. They are quiet and ride really nice. And IIRC most of their models of the AT3 have a 50,000 mile warranty. A buddy of mine ran them on his leveled Tahoe for a few years and liked them a lot. He also used them for what your mission would be. A mild family rig to trail ride with on the weekends. He also lives in Vermont and they are supposed to be good in the snow.
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by TBYODA » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:04 pm

I like also because of difference reviews and a few friends that have them. Thinking of get a set when I lift, but I can get 5 wardens for near the price of four of these. We will see.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:11 pm

If TW had Wardens in my size in stock, I was going to try and order them and find somewhere to get them shipped to. They have them in LoadRange C for $99 but are out of stock.
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by dvanbramer88 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:46 pm

One more thing I noticed right away was, the truck stops a lot better with the Coopers than it did with those heavy B Which is another thing to consider, because TWs are notoriously heavy.
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by Regulator1175 » Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:58 pm

I have the AM Auto part wheel bearings with the 12 month warranty as well. I am on my third set from them, I replace them every 11 months whether needed to or not, just to stay within their warranty time frame. Never had any questions raised.
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by Moots1288 » Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:01 pm

Regulator1175 wrote:I have the AM Auto part wheel bearings with the 12 month warranty as well. I am on my third set from them, I replace them every 11 months whether needed to or not, just to stay within their warranty time frame. Never had any questions raised.

No questions asked huh? Just send them an email and you get a new hub in a timeframe?
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by Regulator1175 » Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:37 pm

yes, that's all it has taken for me.
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by dvanbramer88 » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:49 pm

dirty anton wrote:longer travel front drive shaft. tom woods hooked me up!Image thanks for the advice (eric ss and passenger rob) on welding across the shackles. welded them front and back with some 1/4 in steel. this greatly improves stability by 20 to 30%.Image
also a few months ago added a 3000 watt power inverter for whatever power tools and ran wire for two outlets.Image
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Nice shaft man! that turn around time was pretty quick. I also like the outlets. That's really cool.

Also cool you were able to increase stability so simply.
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