Wheel bearing preference?

[gm350reratliff]

So the time has come to replace the driver side rear wheel bearing (I'll probably do both sides) on my 4runner. Should I stick with OEM or go aftermarket? The OEM bearings are around $270 each. I can get Timkens a little cheaper. Autozone's duralast brand is almost half the price of OEM. Cost isn't really an issue here, I just want good bearings that will last the rest of the 4runners life (hopefully). So what brand of wheel bearings should I go with? OEM, Timken, Duralast, other?

Anybody have a parts list of what I'll need. Obviously inner and outer seals but what else?

 

[88mustanggt]

Timkin or oem

 

[satanos6668280]

Def oem or timken dont forget the seal tone ring for the abs the two retainer collars and the clip. The collars usually arent bad but they are cheap and thats what the axle seal rides on

 

[lehiguy]

Timken, SKF, NSK or Koyo. One of those is the OEM manufacturer. The Autozone stuff is likely Chinese. I have a new passenger side NSK in the original box, it says "Made in Japan" right on it. I screwed up and bought the wrong side when I did mine. PM me if you want it for a sweet deal, I paid about $110 IIRC, you can have it for $60.

 

[Sungod]

SKF if you have the money. Timken if you are on a budget. Check the Autozone. They are probably NSK (or they were when I looked at them) in a Duralast box. If they say Made in Japan, go with those.