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thom4782 · 07-23-2017, 11:55 AM

If you're going to continue to research this, find out first who Porsche sourced its bearing from. If you find out and compare specs, your choice may be better or not. If it/s dramatically better than Porsche's on all measures, then hopefully your choice will last at least as long or longer as the Porsche bearing does.

Keep in mind, there are lot's of folks out there whose opinions are just guesses. Porsche's and LN failure rates are well known after use of thousands of units and thousands of miles in the real world. Others are speculative. When faced with a potential $5K to $20K consequence of a failure, I'd suggest you let real world results guide your decision.

07-23-2017, 11:55 AM	#37
thom4782 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Foster City CA Posts: 1,099	If you're going to continue to research this, find out first who Porsche sourced its bearing from. If you find out and compare specs, your choice may be better or not. If it/s dramatically better than Porsche's on all measures, then hopefully your choice will last at least as long or longer as the Porsche bearing does. Keep in mind, there are lot's of folks out there whose opinions are just guesses. Porsche's and LN failure rates are well known after use of thousands of units and thousands of miles in the real world. Others are speculative. When faced with a potential $5K to $20K consequence of a failure, I'd suggest you let real world results guide your decision. Last edited by thom4782; 07-23-2017 at 11:59 AM.