bearing question

[98warrior]

I need some new bearings for the z and wana spend the least as possible. Really I cant see how bearings no matter the brand could be a whole lot different. Heres a set I was looking at, any opinions on this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAR-AXLE-BEARINGS-AND-SEALS-SUZUKI-LTZ400-Z400-Z-400_W0QQitemZ230157441233QQihZ013QQcategoryZ43972QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[dswwarrior350]

The brand really doesnt make a diffrence. Most bearings are produced by large volume bearing places then sold to places like all balls and pivot works, then they package them up as their own.

 

[jasonp]

you get what you pay for basically. It would be good to find out what kind of bearings came stock in your carrier then call the manufacture and tell them the numbers and they'll be able to ship them to you at a reduced cost. This is what we do at work. Forget the middle man, that way you don't have to pay him as well.
What I've found that most of the time bearing fails is because of either lack of lube or contamatied. So pretty much as long as you can get the seal to do the job then the bearing should last a long time.

 

[98warrior]

Well went ahead and bought the 30 dollar all balls bearings instead of the cheap 13 dollar ebay ones. I had the all balls in my warrior for a year and there still good.

 

[warriorguy5]

The brand really doesnt make a diffrence. Most bearings are produced by large volume bearing places then sold to places like all balls and pivot works, then they package them up as their own.

Ds is right again, i just had to replace my **** allballs bearings and went with chepo mosse bearings because the warrior is for sale, and what do you know right on the back reads an all balls product, hahaha.

~Eddie

 

[jasonp]

[quote:y1gw4sr1]The brand really doesnt make a diffrence. Most bearings are produced by large volume bearing places then sold to places like all balls and pivot works, then they package them up as their own.

Ds is right again, i just had to replace my **** allballs bearings and went with chepo mosse bearings because the warrior is for sale, and what do you know right on the back reads an all balls product, hahaha.

~Eddie[/quote:y1gw4sr1]

ahhh, neither all balls, pivot works or moose makes bearings. KOYO, NGK, etc do I believe this is what ds was trying to say. It's just that these places package them so you don't have to do all the work finding the numbers and looking them up for yourself.

 

[lucasislight]

i have heard to stay away from bearings manufactured in china, they aren't as good a quality bearing as those manufactured in japan, korea, or even right here in the USA. i do have to say though, i put in cheapo ebay bearings manufactured in china last summer and they will probably last me through this summer.

 

[lucasislight]

i just looked in the yellow pages and there are 6 bearing shops within driving distance from me, 2 of them make motorcycle bearings, so they probably have the right sizes for a quad

 

[97warriorrider]

Yeah..allballs and moose bearings are the same thing