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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2025
I received this drive kit free as part of the Vine program, to try and giva an honest review. The belt is good quality, no complaints there. The idler and tensioner pulley bearings are smooth with very little play, likely Chinese but seem of decent quality. There's no brand marked on the bearings, which I don't like. Premium bearing brands NSK, Koyo, and NTN used to be the standard for these pulley bearings and easily lasted for 100K miles or more. Nowadays you rarely see them even on name brand aftermarket pulleys.Gripes: The head on the tensioner pulley bolt is normal sized instead of the extended length one that comes on the OEM tensioner. Not a huge issue, but is a bit more difficult to install the belt so it deserves a mention. On the OEM, a Crescent wrench can easily grab the wide flats of the bolt head to back off the tensioner. Forget about doing that with this one; you'll need a box end wrench since the short bolt head is a bit recessed in the pulley cover. Perhaps re-using your old OEM bolt is an option to sidestep this issue.The only other issue I noticed is some "stiction" during the spring loaded pivoting motion of the tensioner mechanism. It doesn't move as smoothly through its arc as the OEM one does. Might get better after a break-in period; we will see. Otherwise the tensioner provides a LOT of belt tension.Overall I give this set 3 out of 5 stars. Smoother tensioner travel and an OEM style releasing bolt would have made it a 4. Pretty good value at $42 for the whole set though, with the OEM tensioner by itself running $50-$60. If you're at 100K miles or more, changing belt, idler, and tensioner together is advisable. I keep my old still usable ones stowed away in the vehicle as emergency back-ups in case of an unexpected failure.
GHM
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
Fit as expected......no problems works great on an 05 Suburban. Will update if there are any changes.
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