Floater setup--yes or no

[Blake Foster]

Wear items are never under warranty and to ask Blake about a warranty on the bearings is just ridiculous.

Funny you should say that. Just today I have Confirmed that in fact there WILL be a 12 month or 12,000 mile Warranty on the Wheel Hub, Excluding any damage from Contact. IE Crashing into ANYTHING!!
"I" Cant find any other manufacturers that state that they cover their Bearings.

Blake, I would have one of these under my car had it been offered when I purchased my Moser floater.

Well we will have to save one for your NEXT project won't we.

[JasonElvisHeard]

here is something you guys might find interesting.

http://www.pro-touring.com/showthrea...Tooling-System




killer69 - setup looks good man! I personally think its a good idea, keep on pushing the pro-touring industry forward! Even I can appreciate that!

[MillerBuilt]

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[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by killer69

Funny you should say that. Just today I have Confirmed that in fact there WILL be a 12 month or 12,000 mile Warranty on the Wheel Hub, Excluding any damage from Contact. IE Crashing into ANYTHING!!

That is great that you ARE offering a warranty, I will see if it is in my Dad's budget still since yearly or so replacement is being implied and may be needed.

I am glad to see you are considering this as an option, we are obviously moving in a positive direction. I don't think I am implying that a yearly replacement may be needed, I am simply offering a warranty, it is not a life time warranty but it is a warranty and after reading some other sites I think it is actually pretty good coverage. for a part that will get used at "race type events" and probably even RACED
I spent some time on the phone today and am having a follow up conversation tomorrow with a top driving school at a very well known track that uses Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR1 Corvetts in the school. they actually had a very different out look on the Corvette hubs qoute" we have seen very few failures since 2008 even in the GS models. this is a track with mostly right had turns and one would expect the left rear to be the big problem." they have not had an issue with any of the ZR1 cars to date.

"I" Cant find any other manufacturers that state that they cover their Bearings. Actually you had asked about "race parts" being warrantied...you know, like these SKF "race hubs". But if we are now in agreeance that race parts DO have warranties, I guess I will answer your new question pertaining to the bearing. You are probably right.....on just bearings, but as you just stated above...this is a "wheel hub" and not just bearings we are talking about. So to clarify.... is this "warranty" ONLY covering the hub body itself, and the actual ball bearings & splines have none?

"the internet" Pfadt, SKF and others call them a Race Hub, they are the OEM hub used on the ZR1 Call it what you will. The UNIT is one piece the bearings are really the only wear part of the unit but as a UNIT there will be a 12 month 12,000 mile warranty. If the housing melts??? it will be covered, if the bearings become loose it is covered, if it is bent and you are ordering a new wheel??? I will probably ask that you send your rear end housing in to have it checked for straightness and straightened and then guess what. NO warranty.

Alright, alright, I will ask a easy question as to not make Payton mad.....What color housings do you offer? Does the kit come with a sticker? JK...lighten up everybody! The housings will be a very nice steel grey
You asked about the hub housing material... it is actually Forged, I am trying to get the actual alloy number. Not sure if it will be possible but I am working on it for you.

[Musclerodz]

so the hubs your using are the same one Phadt sells correct?

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

so the hubs your using are the same one Phadt sells correct?

To the best of my knowledge.
The one they show on their site is EXACTLY the same as the ZR1 hub even tho they are calling it the Phadt/skf race hub ????

[MillerBuilt]

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[Blake Foster]

Interesting, Not the same inital information I received from SKF on the hub. I will continue to follow up.

Hopefully if it is acceptable for GM and Pfadt it will be acceptable for the rest of us.

[James OLC]

A couple of comments that I can make with a fair bit of certainty... since I've had hands on experience...

• The Pfadt Racing Hubs are exactly the same as the the SKF hubs - there is no difference. They are simply doing a better marketing job.
  
• The SKF Racing hubs are materially different from the stock Corvette (i.e. non-ZR1) hubs. There are additional bearings (on the (in the?) outside shoulder) and the shoulder itself is larger diameter to accommodate the additional bearings and improve the pressure base.
  
• While the materials used in the SKF and stock bearings may be the same (I can't prove it one way or another) I believe that the process is different - the SKF hubs are visibly different.

While I understand the desire to be thorough in looking at a "new" product - I really can't understand why the SKF bearing would be the part in question. I think that it is safe to say that it is the least unknown or unproven commodity here.

I have to hand it to Tom and Blake and co. for designing a system which takes advantage of a reliable, street and track proven component and adapting to to "our" applications.

[MillerBuilt]

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