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Originally Posted by cdrptrks
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I have a really hard time believing that. I can't find any other references to that besides the one person in the thread you cited. I can't even find an SKF hub/bearing set for a 6th-gen Camaro anywhere. There are plenty of outlets (including the common GM dealership parts counter places) selling OE bearings branded AC Delco with the part numbers cited in that thread (13512895 for front), and they are typically selling for $83-$99. If those were truly X-trackers, they would cost a lot more than that. So either our cars weren't actually built with X-tracker hubs or all the replacements you can get - even from the dealer - are garbage and will fail very quickly on track.
Does anybody have a solid reference where it's documented that GM installed X-tracker hubs in our cars at the factory?
OTOH, if our cars
don't come equipped with X-tracker hubs and the OE-branded ones we can all buy are truly the same as what's installed from the factory, then the good news is that they hold up pretty well to track use and they are really cheap (again, ~$83) to replace. Coming from a C4 Corvette (and which used the same hubs as a 4th-gen F-body), that would be a refreshing change of pace.