ITA CRX hardened hubs

[85itcciviv]

Anybody have a source for these? I have been unable to get a response from Tom Blaney's email or website listed phone number and am quickly running out of time to find some before my season begins .

[Xian]

I know quite a few folks run OEM parts and just replace them annually... not sure who's offering hardened hubs anymore. I know OPM used to sell them... have you checked with them?

[Tom Blaney]

I've been here, call me at 845-987-0001, or [email protected]

Sorry you have trouble getting through.

[ITA_honda]

I too was looking for hardened hubs for my 1990 civic si.
No one has them. Ive tried everything....website, shops etc.
I contacted Scott and King Motorsports and he runs a CRX in ITA. He just replaces the hubs with OEM Honda ones and has never had a problem.

But I would strongly suggest changing them EVERY year.....

[spnkzss]

I too was looking for hardened hubs for my 1990 civic si.
No one has them. Ive tried everything....website, shops etc.
I contacted Scott and King Motorsports and he runs a CRX in ITA. He just replaces the hubs with OEM Honda ones and has never had a problem.

But I would strongly suggest changing them EVERY year.....

OEM every year on the front and every 2 years in the rear. Costs about the same as going hardened as I replace bearings EVERY year regardless. It also saves me from having to cut the race off the hub on the off year as hardened should last 2 years.

YMMV

[ITA_honda]

OEM every year on the front and every 2 years in the rear. Costs about the same as going hardened as I replace bearings EVERY year regardless. It also saves me from having to cut the race off the hub on the off year as hardened should last 2 years.

YMMV

oh yes, def. better to be safe than sorry.
when you brake a hub at the track, you're done. unless you have a press with you lol

[Tom Blaney]

Unfortunatly I have had stock oem's fail after a couple of races, the problem is the radius on the back side by the bearing seat.

Having the hubs heat treated is the only way to go safely. I have been doing this for a couple of years now, and I know that most of the guys will get a couple of years out of a set. Plus it is something else to put out of your mind when your coming out of a fast sweeper (like the downhill at Lime Rock under full tilt 4th, and the tire wall is calling your name ... again)

Bearings should be replaced annually. The rear hubs do not have the same radius problem and therefore I have not had to harden any of them, but the rear bearings need to be replaced annually as well, since most fast guys run a lot of rear camber it puts a high load on the bearings.

Unfortunalty the hubs are not cheap, and heat treating done properly is just the cost of doing business. The hubs are one of the few items that I really push my guys to do since a failure will come out of the blue.

[keycom]

Why is heat treating legal?