C34 Front Wheel Bearings

[DaveB]

Hi,

Does anybody know whether R33 GTR front wheel bearings will fit series 2 C34? My driver's side bearing is shagged, and the only bearing I can find which is specifically for C34 is worryingly for "96-99" (which is odd since series 1 finished in 98 and series 2 in 2001).

Does anyone know if these will fit?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GBC-Nissan-Stagea-1996-1999-C34-Single-front-wheel-bearing-/400435809402?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d3bd58c7a&_uhb=1

If not, I thought I might have more luck with '33 GTR since they're more common (on ebay at least).

cheers

DaveB

[KiwiRS4T]

Don't know Dave but at least the GTR one says its for awd and rwd front suspension components are often different. I haven't done a front wheel bearing on my car but on other cars I have just removed the bearing and gone to a bearing shop where they measure the ID the OD and the width and supply a generic bearing set c/w seal.

[DaveB]

Thanks Bob. I think I'm going to try my luck with a GBC bearing set. I'm 90% sure that the GTR part would be the same, but then I think of the issues I had with tie-rod ends...

[DaveB]

I just discovered that JustJap has the same part listed for all GTRs as well as 4WD stages front wheel bearings - http://justjap.com/store/product.php?productid=19332&cat=&page=1

The justjap part is an "NTN" part, and the eBay one I've been looking at at half the JJ price is a GBC one. Does anybody have any experience/preference either way with these? I assume GBC is "global bearing company", and a quick Google suggests that NTN is Japanese (a plus) but beyond that I don't know if the NTN ones are worth $120-ish each?

[numleg]

I did the rears recently, a lot of places incorrectly quoted the the GTST part which is different and half the price. I would be double checking the cheaper part is for an AWD skyline,

Otherwise yes the part number for the GTR front wheel bearing is the one you want.

[Springsteen]

buy it and call wheelworx to do the job

[DaveB]

Thanks guys. Ended up ordering 2 x R33GTR front bearings from justjap, since they're only ~$28 more expensive then getting NTN ones from ebay. Do they need to be pressed on/off?

PS The ebay ones are obviously for a series 1. The year is just off by 6 months. I contacted the seller and they told me they had a different part in their listings for series 2, but they couldn't supply it.

Edited August 10, 2013 by DaveB

[krzysztof]

yeah you will need to press them in.. i wouldn't attempt if you dont have a press cos you'll probably end up damaging the bearings.

[DaveB]

Ah, right. That's a deal-breaker. Going to have to book it in then. Thanks Krzysztof.