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Originally Posted by moth898
I installed them on the cat and they do feel smooth, but that has to do with them being packed with grease instead of just oiled.
They are abec 7, wich means that the inner and outer diameters of the bearing are as close to spec as they can get. That doesn't make much of a difference in the belts, it made a difference in the amount of slop in the front and rear hubs. There is very little slop in them now.
I have to admit they do seem to create a little drag on the drivetrain. beacause they are packed with grease. The theory is that the grease keeps the dirt out of the bearing races hence they keep longer between rebuilds. Around here the tracks are made of grey clay that is very abrasive and hard on the cars, so the rubber seals and grease made me buy them. I only have 1 day with the car so far, so I don't know if its worth the extra money.
The red seal bearings that come with the kit are very similar to the boca. They are rubber sealed too, that look to be very good quality. I honestly didn't know that the kit came with this type bearing, I thought they came with the old syle metal shielded type, had I know I would not have bought the boca bearings.
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Ran the sx3 with the boca bearings...unfortunately no difference, they still got dirt in them. my advice is stick to the stock bearings and save your money.