Wheel Bearings

[Rusty XJ]

Alright, since buying my Jeep I have replaced the R/F hub once and the L/F hub twice. The guys at Advance are starting to give me a hassle about the warranty. I just figured out the R/F needs replaced again. I know the hubs I get from them aren't meant to withstand larger tires and offroad so what are my alternatives? I mean what are my alternatives besides the $1,200 conversion kit from Warn.

[Rusty XJ]

Hopefully the new wheel bearing and the 4 month old one will last long enough to get the conversion kit cause from what i see that's ALL I can do. I have 2 used ones on my other Jeep as backups :-)

[CJ8Ted]

The first thing I thought of is the torque of the stub shaft nut.
I think the $1200 is a lot of cash, for that you could buy Mopar ones and still have $ left over.
 I like being able to unlock my hubs (CJ 30) untill it snows (and there unlocked while I'm driving), or I'm repacking the front wheel bearings (w/ new seals) just becouse I wanted to check them, or the worst is when I'm replacing them couse they get contaminated with H2O.

Ted

[Rusty XJ]

The last time I replaced the left side and this time when replacing the right side I torqued them both to 250ft lbs. This is the spec the guy at Fischel told me when I called. The left one has held up for 4 months so far, not long enough yet to see if it will last.

[CJ8Ted]

I have found the torque spec to be 175 lbs.
Ted

[Rick_Bear]

250 ft pounds of torque seems too much to me....Ted's figure sounds more true to me.

[Blacksahara1]

Yeah, my 03TJ is 175, so I'd assume the XJ should be the same.

What size wheel/tire AND what backspacing are you running on your wheels?  How many miles are you getting out of them before noticing any problems?