3 speed tranny's and ball bearings... NOT recommended?

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Well...

Thats 2 for, 2 against, but one of the 'for' votes holds considerable weight for me. Especially the way he treats his trucks (thats respect Joe, hokay?)

And I don't intend to go wading with my beasties, and they get torn down regularly anyway. I'm a guy who knows how to tear a metal-shielded bearing down, clean and re-lube her, and put the shields back so ya can't tell they was ever apart. Been doing it for over 2 decades, as back in my days of offroad buggy racing, it was considered regular maintenance! Then again, so was cleaning a keyboard, and replacing monitor display tubes!

Thanks, and yea, I know about the bushings, aka 'oilites' as the industry calls them. One thing we did learn back then - use the plastic ones for placeholders when ya paint, nothing more. Seen a set ruin a buggy front axle & rim over a day of racing... oy. Oh, and good for shelf queens too.

WhiteWolf