sway bar bushings, ball joints?

[getsidewayzdrift]

another update-

so, so far I've replaced the sway bar bushings. Endlinks, both lower balljoints, inner tie rods, tie rod ends, and the steering rack bushings.
I have to say its made a severe improvement in the way the car feels and handles, my steering wheel no longer sticks and returns to center on its own, there are no more clunks/squeaks/grinds or pops of any sort, its awesome, it feels new in that sense.
i still need to get an alignment done, which should do nothing but improve feel and prevent my tires from being eaten by the road.
Now the only thing left on the front end of my car is my front wheel hubs. Just recently maybe the past two weeks its been making a low ticking sound coming from the left front wheel, its not loud, but I can def tell its there, and once I get above maybe 20mph it turns into a loud hum. Am I safe in assuming that this is the wheel hub, or rather the bearing in the hub gone/going bad? Which I'm pretty sure I can't just replace the bearing alone, so I'd need new hubs, which I think are only like 50$ a piece.

 

[Frige]

I would not replace the hubs unless the rotors are bad. You can just knock the races out and replace the bearings.

 

[getsidewayzdrift]

I would not replace the hubs unless the rotors are bad. You can just knock the races out and replace the bearings.

really? I thought I read somewhere that the bearings couldn't be replaced on their own.
that'd be sweet if all I had to do is replace two 14$ bearings, I know I gotta replace something, its super annoying to say the least, plus I don't want it to seize up and wear down the stud/spindle that it sits and then have to replace that too.

 

[Phil II]

I suspect some nomenclature is being confused. Normally new wheel bearings for the SN95 are sold as hubs that fit onto the spindles. The brake rotors are a distinctly different piece.

 

[getsidewayzdrift]

I suspect some nomenclature is being confused. Normally new wheel bearings for the SN95 are sold as hubs that fit onto the spindles. The brake rotors are a distinctly different piece.

yeah, this is what I thought, I have to take off the brake caliper and rotor to even get to the hub.
and Itd just be easier to just buy new hubs, then I wouldn't need to press any bearings in or out and such, if that's even possible

 

[ALRUI]

They could.

They are super easy fixes that should be corrected anyway. I would do them first before you spend money on other "fixes".

I would also check the steering rack bushings (where they bolt to the K-member). These have a lot of flex in them so I always recommend switching to the Maximum Motorsports solid steering rack bushings ($30). They keep the rack from floating when you turn the wheel and will give the steering a much better feel.

Old thread I know - you say the rack bushing have a lot of flex, are they supposed to? In other words when you rock the steering back and forth is the rack supposed to move some as well? Like 1/4" or so? Please advise & THANKS!

 

[Sam36]

Yes, stock has about 1/4" of "slop"

 

[ALRUI]

Yes, stock has about 1/4" of "slop"

Thanks for the info, meanwhile I got a set of Prothane bushings to install anyway