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DegreESep-14-04 09:13 PM
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#80579, "Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"




          

I did a search but I didnt find an answer to my question. Though I'm sure its been asked before.

please dont stone me to death. lol


Anyway, are there any aftermarket rod bearings that are strogner than the factory bearings?

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RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, WIDECLIPSE, Sep-15-04 03:08 AM, #1
RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, thedawg, Sep-15-04 05:31 AM, #2
      RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, DegreE, Sep-15-04 11:49 AM, #3
           RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, Global Ruler Of All ThingsDarkOne, Sep-15-04 01:24 PM, #4
                RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, ConceptIllusions, Sep-20-04 02:29 PM, #5
                     RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?, DegreE, Sep-20-04 03:16 PM, #6

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#80582, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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get some clevite's

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thedawgSep-15-04 05:31 AM
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#80589, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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Technically clevites are softer than OEM bearings.

Either one works well as long as you keep oil in the engine.

  
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DegreESep-15-04 11:49 AM
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#80619, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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so, what are the pro's and con's of clevites v.s. OEM bearings?

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Global Ruler Of All ThingsDarkOneSep-15-04 01:24 PM
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#80623, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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Clevites are about 50% cheaper and are much easier to get.

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#80804, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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we carry acl bearings which are what weve always ran in our eclipses under high boost.. havent had a failure yet .. we sell em for 37.99 off our website



www.cimotorsports.net

  
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#80809, "RE: Aftermarket Rod Bearings?"
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Thanks guys, I took the crank to the machine shop and they will get me some oversized clevites.


Thanks for the help.

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