Bearing brand advice.

[jpoprock]

Hey all. I'm needing to order some bearings that had a couple questions. First off, is paying $5+ for ceramic bearings worth it? Finally, are AvidRC bearings any better than Boca Bearings? And if going with the Boca Bearings, does it matter which one you get? I think Bro once told me he gets the green ones, but I can't remember. If it's good enough for him, than who am I to argue?

Case in point... AvidRC bearings are $1 each. The Ceramics are $5 each. Boca Greens are $5 each, and the super sweet Orange Ceramics are $19! But really, in my diff's... those aren't really a clean or dirty environment. $19 would be overkill. In fact, I'm not sure if a specific type of bearing is best suited in a diff compared to say a hub?

But considering that the bearings I'm specifically looking to replace are in my RCM Hybrid Revo Diff's... I want to make darn sure that I don't have bearing failure because that means blown case, and Mike isn't making the Hybrid diff cases right now. I've already been thru one case, and I'm not going to go thru another. Now that winter is coming, I'm going to spit shine the trucks I don't drive and get them all oiled up and dialed in for storage. Now is the time to replace the bearings in those diffs.

That being said, I don't want to spend a fortune either. I just want to make sure that bearing failure doesn't happen specifically in those diff's (which I think use 8x14x4 bearings). A bearing can fail due to install error I know... but I don't want them to fail because they are junk either. My ERBE is extremely fast and powerful, with high grip Badlands. That truck is just off the hook awesome, and is about as beefy as it gets. I love it!

But I was also going to pickup some extra bearings for my XXL/LST2's and maybe my Slayer.

Thanks!
J