A previous thread about cheap house brand hub assemblies got me thinking. What are your preferred private label parts. Driveworks @ AAP , Duralast @ AZ or Masterpro at Oreilly's. Just would like to hear what people think of these and what you would chose . I work at Oreillys and have worked at the other two companies before so I know what I would choose. And despite what most people think they are not all the same just because they are built in China.
Driveworks, Duralast or MasterPro...
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I've always noticed that there are always surprises when I open boxes from these brands. These brands have reboxed items from other manufacturers. I would open the box, check all aspects of the parts from weight to visual appearance down to country of origin and then cross my fingers and choose.
I find that the manufacturer of those parts is random. Sometimes I would get 2 parts with the same application and same part number, yet both were made differently.
Advance Auto does this, they have Driveworks, and they also have a few other names.
This happens to Duralast in some situations too.
I do not know anything about "Masterpro" because I never worked near an O'Reilly.
Those hub assemblies are good for 1 year. If you need a hub assembly, you either need the OEM part, or one made by a major OE supplier such as Timken or SKF. Moog might also be good, because they are part of federal mogul. Sometimes they make their stuff in China, but usually they have engineers design things right, and a quality control group that actually is aware of what is going on at the factory.
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Advance Auto does this, they have Driveworks, and they also have a few other names.
This happens to Duralast in some situations too.
I do not know anything about "Masterpro" because I never worked near an O'Reilly.
Those hub assemblies are good for 1 year. If you need a hub assembly, you either need the OEM part, or one made by a major OE supplier such as Timken or SKF. Moog might also be good, because they are part of federal mogul. Sometimes they make their stuff in China, but usually they have engineers design things right, and a quality control group that actually is aware of what is going on at the factory.
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Originally Posted By: artificialist
I find that the manufacturer of those parts is random. Sometimes I would get 2 parts with the same application and same part number, yet both were made differently.
Advance Auto does this, they have Driveworks, and they also have a few other names.
This happens to Duralast in some situations too.
I do not know anything about "Masterpro" because I never worked near an O'Reilly.
Those hub assemblies are good for 1 year. If you need a hub assembly, you either need the OEM part, or one made by a major OE supplier such as Timken or SKF. Moog might also be good, because they are part of federal mogul. Sometimes they make their stuff in China, but usually they have engineers design things right, and a quality control group that actually is aware of what is going on at the factory.
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Moog parts are generally high quality across the board. I feel like I have lucked out with a 5 year /52K Masterpro Hub assembly on a Durango 4x4. OEM is almost always better though
I find that the manufacturer of those parts is random. Sometimes I would get 2 parts with the same application and same part number, yet both were made differently.
Advance Auto does this, they have Driveworks, and they also have a few other names.
This happens to Duralast in some situations too.
I do not know anything about "Masterpro" because I never worked near an O'Reilly.
Those hub assemblies are good for 1 year. If you need a hub assembly, you either need the OEM part, or one made by a major OE supplier such as Timken or SKF. Moog might also be good, because they are part of federal mogul. Sometimes they make their stuff in China, but usually they have engineers design things right, and a quality control group that actually is aware of what is going on at the factory.
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Moog parts are generally high quality across the board. I feel like I have lucked out with a 5 year /52K Masterpro Hub assembly on a Durango 4x4. OEM is almost always better though
Private label parts are just that...private label, IE sourced from someone else. Quality varies greatly from not so great to practically as good as name brand, just with a shorter warranty and hopefully lower price. That's true across the board. You may get a great Duralast part, or a garbage one depending on where they got it from. You may get a great Driveworks part, or a garbage one, depending on where they got it from. They may sometimes get the part from the same manufacturer, built to the same price point, and there is no real difference. Reboxed/rebranded parts are just that.
Sometimes reboxed/rebranded parts can surprise you...I opened up a "BWD" temp sensor or something for a Honda Accord, and it had actually been boxed still in the Honda bag...it was an OE Honda part, still in the Honda wrapper, just thrown in a BWD box. I have also seen a BWD crank sensor for a Ford 6.0 PSD that had the Ford part number and only the Ford part number engraved on it...appeared to likely be a Ford part that had simply been reboxed. BWD isn't exactly a house brand/private label, but they are only a step above.
Sometimes reboxed/rebranded parts can surprise you...I opened up a "BWD" temp sensor or something for a Honda Accord, and it had actually been boxed still in the Honda bag...it was an OE Honda part, still in the Honda wrapper, just thrown in a BWD box. I have also seen a BWD crank sensor for a Ford 6.0 PSD that had the Ford part number and only the Ford part number engraved on it...appeared to likely be a Ford part that had simply been reboxed. BWD isn't exactly a house brand/private label, but they are only a step above.
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Sometimes reboxed/rebranded parts can surprise you...I opened up a "BWD" temp sensor or something for a Honda Accord, and it had actually been boxed still in the Honda bag...it was an OE Honda part, still in the Honda wrapper, just thrown in a BWD box. I have also seen a BWD crank sensor for a Ford 6.0 PSD that had the Ford part number and only the Ford part number engraved on it...appeared to likely be a Ford part that had simply been reboxed. BWD isn't exactly a house brand/private label, but they are only a step above.
Good point. Beck/Arnley often does this as well.
Sometimes reboxed/rebranded parts can surprise you...I opened up a "BWD" temp sensor or something for a Honda Accord, and it had actually been boxed still in the Honda bag...it was an OE Honda part, still in the Honda wrapper, just thrown in a BWD box. I have also seen a BWD crank sensor for a Ford 6.0 PSD that had the Ford part number and only the Ford part number engraved on it...appeared to likely be a Ford part that had simply been reboxed. BWD isn't exactly a house brand/private label, but they are only a step above.
Good point. Beck/Arnley often does this as well.
Stay away from masterpro chassis and bearings, i see them come back all the time.
Bwd is the closest thing youll get to beck and arnley. Most of the time they are relabeled OE or dealer genuine parts.
Bwd is the closest thing youll get to beck and arnley. Most of the time they are relabeled OE or dealer genuine parts.
Stay away from masterpro chassis and bearings, i see them come back all the time.
Bwd is the closest thing youll get to beck and arnley. Most of the time they are relabeled OE or dealer genuine parts.
Bwd is the closest thing youll get to beck and arnley. Most of the time they are relabeled OE or dealer genuine parts.
I chose Timken front hub assemblies for my Buick and they seem to be working real good. An added plus is they were made in USA.
Looking for a hub/bearing for my olds silhouette, I found "Detroit Axle" on eBay. The box came shipped from "Dearborn Axle". Price was half of the local guys. Bearing did the job it was assigned and lasted until the van rusted in two.
Rockauto has a decent selection of weird nasty brand names too, like MevoTech, which are appropriate for those flipping or otherwise unloading cars.
Advance used to brand their house stuff "OE" which is actually kinda funny.
Rockauto has a decent selection of weird nasty brand names too, like MevoTech, which are appropriate for those flipping or otherwise unloading cars.
Advance used to brand their house stuff "OE" which is actually kinda funny.
BWD is a brand of Standard Motor products.They make a lot of OEM stuff.Now that they own the manufacturer of a lot of imported car parts (Intermotor)they will box a lot of OEM US and foreign branded parts.So you will see Ford part numbers and possibly Honda and other brands identification on the part.In the old days these would be ground off.
It all depends on the part you need. Some brands refurbish items better than others and vice-versa. For complex parts that are integral, even as simple as a water pump, I'd go to rock-auto since they have a wider selection. AAP, Autozone, O'Reilly and NAPA are all great especially when you are in a pinch, but they do carry things that just don't seem to last as long as OEM or BWD/Beck-Arnley products.
So, do your homework on the part you need!
So, do your homework on the part you need!
Originally Posted By: eljefino
Looking for a hub/bearing for my olds silhouette, I found "Detroit Axle" on eBay. The box came shipped from "Dearborn Axle". Price was half of the local guys. Bearing did the job it was assigned and lasted until the van rusted in two.
Just wanted to clarify any confusion, Dearborn Axle is synonymous with Detroit Axle. It's all under the same roof. Dearborn, MI is a Detroit suburb where the company was founded over 20 years ago but few people know about Dearborn but everyone knows about Detroit. Over the last few years we have been rebranding ourselves as Detroit Axle. We have one location in Detroit and our main warehouse is across the street from Detroit in Ferndale, MI. Some of our boxes still bear the Dearborn Axle box, but we have now transitioned all of our suppliers to giving us Detroit Axle branded boxes.
Looking for a hub/bearing for my olds silhouette, I found "Detroit Axle" on eBay. The box came shipped from "Dearborn Axle". Price was half of the local guys. Bearing did the job it was assigned and lasted until the van rusted in two.
Just wanted to clarify any confusion, Dearborn Axle is synonymous with Detroit Axle. It's all under the same roof. Dearborn, MI is a Detroit suburb where the company was founded over 20 years ago but few people know about Dearborn but everyone knows about Detroit. Over the last few years we have been rebranding ourselves as Detroit Axle. We have one location in Detroit and our main warehouse is across the street from Detroit in Ferndale, MI. Some of our boxes still bear the Dearborn Axle box, but we have now transitioned all of our suppliers to giving us Detroit Axle branded boxes.
Originally Posted By: artificialist
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Actually, I believe GMB is an OE supplier. When I removed the factory belt tensioner from my Hyundai Sonata it had GMB bearings in it.
Either way, I've also been mostly impressed with the GMB parts I've purchased.
Originally Posted By: Kool1
I've always noticed that there are always surprises when I open boxes from these brands. These brands have reboxed items from other manufacturers. I would open the box, check all aspects of the parts from weight to visual appearance down to country of origin and then cross my fingers and choose.
I have also done this in the past. I generally order parts online so I can get high quality brands, but when I need something fast I sometimes have to go with the store brands. I've gone to stores and asked to physically look at a part before deciding to buy it.
The only good non OE manufacturer I can think of is GMB.
Actually, I believe GMB is an OE supplier. When I removed the factory belt tensioner from my Hyundai Sonata it had GMB bearings in it.
Either way, I've also been mostly impressed with the GMB parts I've purchased.
Originally Posted By: Kool1
I've always noticed that there are always surprises when I open boxes from these brands. These brands have reboxed items from other manufacturers. I would open the box, check all aspects of the parts from weight to visual appearance down to country of origin and then cross my fingers and choose.
I have also done this in the past. I generally order parts online so I can get high quality brands, but when I need something fast I sometimes have to go with the store brands. I've gone to stores and asked to physically look at a part before deciding to buy it.
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I buy a lot of parts from Oriellys so I use a lot of MasterPro never really used anything different until today. I put some new struts on my wife's suv and couldn't get the sway bar link off for **** so I just cut it off and bought a MasterPro sway bar link from Oriellys. When I went to do the other side I wasn't sure if I was gonna need another SB link or not but I ended up cutting that one off too. I went to Oriellys to get another sway bar link for 29.99. same as before and it turns out they didn't have one so I ended up going to AutoZone and got a Duralast sway bar link for the same price. I was genuinely surprised when I opened the box. The MasterPro sway bar link was cheaply made, cheap rubber, basic tack weld holding it together. I got the Duralast link and man you could just feel the quality in your hand, the rubber was firm, solid part compared to the MasterPro. IDK that was my experience for the day got me thinking. And I don't care what anyone says CHINA makes some decent quality parts from my experience
Detroit axle is a joke, they are a front for China imports. Their ten year warranty is a joke, too. Warrantied some controls arms last month and you have to purchase the replacements up front and at full msrp, ship the originals back on your expense and then hope they eventually refund you as promised... which they won’t until you call to pester them a month later when they state “oh you have to call us after we receive your parts before we issue a Refund, it’s not automagic.”
The driveworks wheel seals on my Xterra lasted one wheeling trip. Water got in and ruined the bearings in one weekend. Got SKF ones in there now and it's been fine for 2 years.
The only reason I had them is I picked them up when in the US as we are close to the border.
The only reason I had them is I picked them up when in the US as we are close to the border.
I have never heard anything good about the Duralast ones
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Out of all of those brands I have had the best luck with Duralast but the best luck I have had with one from a parts store is Napa house brand can’t remember the name but it beats all and Duralast is second.
