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Ratm3413
10-30-2004, 08:35 PM
what do the metal bearings do?

SwedishRacer
10-30-2004, 09:37 PM
reduce friction+Easy movement=speed

viperdout
10-30-2004, 10:08 PM
Also, the hole in the center stays the same diameters, where bushings wear, and the hole enlarges, creating more slop.

Ratm3413
10-30-2004, 11:08 PM
thanks for the reply

livestrong350z
10-31-2004, 12:11 AM
i lost one of my civic stock yellow bearings once and the axle is just sloppy and wigls all over the place so i got metal bearings from VXB on ebay if you want metal bearings get them from ebay :nod:

Ratm3413
10-31-2004, 12:29 AM
thanx man

livestrong350z
10-31-2004, 12:38 AM
any time
hey i bought 42 metal bearings for 20 bucks instead of 14 for 20 bucks
just tryin to help

SwedishRacer
10-31-2004, 06:08 AM
i got wide tracks from atomic mods.

livestrong350z
10-31-2004, 07:43 AM
sure anytime

SwedishRacer
10-31-2004, 08:00 AM
why you up so early??/
I ussualy wake up at 7:00 but I do stuff around the house for money.

wide tracks are better.

viperdout
10-31-2004, 11:22 AM
Yeah, never get RS bearings. They suck. Buy from www.tinyrc.com or off ebay.

SwedishRacer
10-31-2004, 12:35 PM
radio shack sells cheap stuff, so it breaks then you have to buy more...