I had my jeep up on the lift and noticed 3 things

[Rubi03 jef]

comon .. man up a  bit . its only a 13 mm bolt .. i dont anti seize mine nor do i locktite them and there easy to get off but not backing out by them selves

have fun

[Jrama]

Wondering if anybody can recomend any particular brand of bearing?

Napa has them for 250
while auto value has the 125 and 150

Any prefrences here

[Rubi03 jef]

i buy napa brand only because everytime i called auto value or parts source they didnt have any

[sylvrinvader]

if you need a hand bring your jeep to my place and we can change them here

[bae146]

Wondering if anybody can recomend any particular brand of bearing?

Napa has them for 250
while auto value has the 125 and 150

Any prefrences here

Buy the one with the best warranty. Cuz you will likely do them more than once. 

[XJwrencher]

The autovalue bca brand is pretty good, 75 ft lbs on the hub bolts and you should be fine.

[Jrama]

Thanks for the offer to help me change the bearings but I already got them pulled out I just need to put them in now

As for the brand Everyone offers 1 year warrenty. Autovalue has the lifetime warrenty against manufacturers defects not wear and tear. So Maybe I'll buy a 125 and a 150 dollarbearing and see which one lasts longer.....

[Jrama]

In the end

I got the BCA bearings from autovalue 159 bucks the guy strongly recomended it over the $125 Partsmaster bearing for offroad use claiming better quality and life in general. Don't know how true this is but I opted not to go the cheapest route.

I purchased some impact sockets at princess auto on sale and a cheap Canadain tire impact gun which made things about 100X easier.
Removal and installation was very straight forward and my bearings came out easily with the help of a rubber mallet. All went smoothly and I got some tools to use for the next job.

Thanks everyone for your advice