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Old 03-24-2012, 11:04 PM   #1
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Question Any affordable front wheel bearings for 1961 1/2 ton 2wd?

Man are these expensive, looking for some affordable ones, any ideas?

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Old 03-24-2012, 11:54 PM   #2
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Re: Any affordable front wheel bearings for 1961 1/2 ton 2wd?

Post #5 on the following thread is the only answer I know of. Replace the hubs with 62-68 versions that use tapered roller bearings. Had I known this when I was burning through inferior replacement ball bearings, I might not have swapped my front suspension to a 1975 disc brake model:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...wheel+bearings
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