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Brain fail. But atleast you got pricing, hopefully hes back around new year time

 

So after a call to micro blue, they have talked me out of their bearing products for this application. Said stick to factory.......?

 

Hell of a sales technique. Wonder what the reasoning is? Sometimes it's a good thing if sales people are honest if a product is needed or not.

 

Yeah that's pretty bad when a sales guy is low key like (whispering)"Don't buy this shit". I've had one used car salesman like that before who straight up told me to go to a different dealership because of how shitty his used cars were lol.

 

Any reason why?

 

It's not the first time I have heard someone being talked out of Ceramic bearings as well.

Perhaps something having to do with poor longevity in comparison to standard design bearings.

 

Not like they don’t have coated steel bearings too

 

This is gonna be one of my next big buys of 19.....

 

If I bought this purdy tank I'd have to mount it externally outside the engine bay so everyone could see it.

 

Jesus Christ, how shitty are the brake lines on these trucks. the hard line off one of my calipers just snapped off just from tension from the soft line! I was tying it up so it wouldn't drop and hang from the soft line and I guess the steel braided soft line put some tension on the line and it just snapped. Guess i'm bending up ANOTHER line. *flips table*

 

Yeah the OE hard lines bend incredibly easily.

They must be using that subpar metal material. Lol.

 

Seriously. I'm just gonna go back to nappa and buy enough to replace all the lines at the suspension. what's ridiculous is the fronts should be completely fine, I NEVER bend those or fuck with them and have always been careful to not let the calipers hang from the lines (IE always tied up when removed). So the fact that some very light tension from a "soft" line caused it to snap off tells me the lines are just shit chinese metal that just corrodes over time until it finally breaks. Especially since I keep the hard lines bolted up to the spindle so there's not even any tension on them.

 

Possibly staying on the safe side knowing the bearings may operate under high stress conditions?

 

I didn't leave the conversation with a clear understanding of why, just got the direct impression that this wasn't an application that they endorsed. I described the application, stated the rpm's would be approaching 20,000, and said that I got 10 years out of the factory bearings. He first thought I was talking about the internal bearings that may have a thrust component to the loading that would need to be considered. When I clarified that these were specifically external idlers that his bearings had a corresponding part number for, he turned to the performance aspect. He inquired if I was looking for go faster parts and I reinforced my main interest was in the longevity of the components. He recalled that I got 10 years out of the factory set and would recommend that I go that direction. I appreciated his candor. Not saying they won't work, or someone shouldn't buy them, but I'll probably investigate another route. @TRON says he's been running them for 5(?) years or so and hasn't reported any problems, so it's not like they won't work. However $400 bucks on replacement bearings is quite spendy. I'm still licking my wounds from the new engine and custom radiator. That stung a bit.

 

FIGS products are great. Pricey. But sure beats the competitor for my specific car. I’ve got a bunch of their items on my Lexus ranging from bushings, camber and toe links, and even a battery tie down.

 

I dig da figgs

 

I dig cheaper truck mods



My figs Lexus UCAs were...get ready...$1250 plus shipping.

 

i dropped my caliper and straightened the metal line completely out. bent it back and no issues

 

I hear ya. Lol, but to get big you gotta spend big right!!

 

Yea spend more than my car is worth big