Best quality timing belt, water pump, etc ???

I'm getting ready to replace the timing belt, water pump, etc. and I'm curious what brands have the best reputation. I read some things about Gates water pumps failing early and I'd prefer to do this job once..
Any recommendations?

Anyone used Beck Arnley parts?

Beck Arnley is just repackaged parts from another manufacturer. They don't make anything themselves. You never really know what you're going to get, but it's usually OEM quality.

As for me I'm installing a Gates this week. I guess I feel lucky.

I'm just paranoid because of everything I've heard about the 2.5's and the timing belt/water pump issues...Guess I'll call a tuner shop and ask what they run in their cars.

If you do go with the gates kit, it's probably worth the few $$ to use an OEM water pump gasket instead of the paper one that comes with the kit.

Have a few hundred miles on my gates kit. So far, so good. Seemed like the way to go until I started seeing posts questioning the water pump etc.,. Saw those AFTER I installed mine. If I were to do it over again I would consider using all OEM stuff. Pretty big price difference though. You can get a gates kit for around $200. OEM package would probably be double...at least.

One of the local shops here said they use OEM parts and a gates racing belt. I had no desire to go with the blue racing belt.

Wrong section.

(My gates racing belt kit has been fine for the last 12K)

I went with the Gates kit without the water pump, and bought an OEM pump seperately. This is just personal preference. Not that the Gates pump is terrible or anything, I just prefer to buy OEM for components like this. Besides, if you shop around you can buy everything for around the same price as the Gates kit w/ the pump (TCKWP328).

Gates kit TCK328 (timing belt, hydraulic tensioner, and 4 idlers): $156 from RockAuto
OEM water pump w/ gasket: $120 @ Chase Subaru (Ebay chasesubaru795)

I paid these prices about 3 months ago. These part numbers are for a 2.5 DOHC turbo.

Sorry for posting in the wrong section but thanks for the insight and those parts numbers because all oem off of carr subaru ended up being about $500 compared to gates... I try not to be cheap, but I'm not into getting bent over.

I agree with the water pump gasket comment above. I had heard the Gates WP gasket looked cheap and it definitely was compared with OEM. Go OEM.

I only have 3-4K on my Gates kit (including WP) and haven't had any issues. I kept the stock pump if anything ever happens.

If the part fails and fucks up my motor, does the company take responsibility or say it's my fault because I'm not a certified mechanic or something?

Gates kit on Amazon is 139 on prime

Was also considering Gates but seems like not choice... Gates belt plus OEM pump seems the solid way to go?

Many of the parts in the gates kits have been verified to be OEM subaru parts.

THe Gates belts are fine, my Gate's water pump lasted 20,000 miles before it was replaced with a OEM.

My first timing belt kit came from Advance Auto Parts and was Dayco belts and whatever water pump. That worked well till the new short block last year.

The Dayco drive belts are still on the car. 90,000 mile later, they lok great.

Gates