I have a 97 standard. I bought an extra rear wheel for tire change ease and the single row bearing was shot. Polished it and mounted a Michelin CrossClimate. Did the rear wheel bearing mod and struggled finding quality front and rear wheel bearings at a fair price. I mean these things are tiny. $75 a piece?
After sourcing them locally from a bearing outlet I'm not convinced they'll hold up more than a year or 2. I knew before getting them they came from the same place the virus did. But got them anyway and put them in. Some guys have had good luck with them. I probably won't
So I dug some more and found this place...
https://www.rainbowprecisionproducts.com/I spoke with them twice and seemed like great guys. The biggest takeaway was that they do not sell Chinese bearings, only quality Japanese in the metric line. NSK, SKF, Koyo and JAF. Timken too but I didn't see them in wheel bearings our size. I often buy bearings for other uses and this place just might be my go to. The site was a little confusing to me so I called them before I ordered. Might be the best route.
$29 ea for 5204-2RS
$21 ea for 6004-2RS
$20 shipping USPS
An hour after I completed the purchase on-line I got an email saying they shipped.
Hope they're decent bearings. We'll see
The NAPA brand front bearings
(made in China) are going back
