Front Hub Dilemma

[Bohica]

There are a variety of front hubs available with a variety of prices. One option has an EBT Bearing and a Wabco sensor. Are EBT bearings any good?
Any suggestions?

[d2dave]

Front hubs and rear hubs I believe are the same except for the ABS cable length.

Forget cheapies I have been there and done that. I am about pull the trigger on a $800 unit.

See here to find out why Recomendation for Rear Wheel Bearing Hub (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/302840-recomendation-rear-wheel-bearing-hub.html)

[AK83]

Front hubs and rear hubs I believe are the same except for the ABS cable length.

Forget cheapies I have been there and done that. I am about pull the trigger on a $800 unit.

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Yeah, just checked too and as already said, same body. Like Dave said, ABS cable different, longer on the front one, but also note that the rear one needs an o-ring when fitting. You could chance it and reuse the old one, but then you risk diff oil contamination.
Front one has the recess for the o-ring, but doesn't need it obviously.

And on the topic of cheapie vs non cheapie ... I got a 'cheapie' and it's good.

About a year ago, I had a noise bearing in the D2. Couldn't determine exactly which, but from all the testing I tried, I think I worked out had to be driver rear. So ordered one. Cost me about mid $200, maybe very low $300.
Turned out I was wrong about which bearing it was, and was driver front. I got stuck and had to get another bearing for front now. ABS sensor unusable, etc, so needed front parts. For that one I got a mid range priced one, cost me about $400-500ish.

The rear one I never ended up installing(the one that cost me $200-300) .. is a Timken bearing. Maybe not made by Timken, but the retailer recommended it to me.
This retailer is not far from you, IIRC from where you live, about 20min drive.
The beaut part of going into a store, like the old days ... you can see what you're getting then and there. You don't have to realise once a package has arrived that you've been suckered into something .. etc.
Whether this retailer still has them at this price, dunno.

Oh! ... and just because a product is made by a renown manufacturer, doesn't specifically mean it's a quality product. And WABCO is one of those companies. As I recall their ABS pumps aren't 'the best' and from experience their vacuum pumps are hopeless.

Timken, yeah for sure. I try to use them as much as I can, and also SKF.

[Bohica]

I ended up with the EBT bearing and Wabco sensor. $547.00