anyone know where to get them?

 

I'd like to know as well....

I bet they are pretty pricey!

 

im working with one company out west right now but wondering if anyone else knows anyone.

might have to use a stock bearing & take the insides out & replace with ceramic stuff.
thats the worse case scenario, witch really aint to bad.

 

animal house racing was making them, but their website is no longer working

 

I emailed Animal House Racing this past October and they were still making it. It was bank though!

 

in for more info.

 

got off the phone with another company that would make me what i need but its about 1200 for front & rear. so i have to think about that 1.

i was looking up animal house as well & there is no site. but i did find a # so ill try it tomorrow.

what was your quote on their bearings?

 

I read somewhere that MFactory had something in the works with ceramic wheel bearings...

 

tried the few #s i found seems like they feel off the face of the earth, everything is a dead end.

even has a name on here but its a deal end.
in order to make the bearings effective cant tighten the **** out of the nut or it will create drag.

the company i found make them for the newer stangs & they have the same bearing setup as out car, & they have found a way to make it work. i need to send them one of my bearings to check it out.
should have an answer by next week

 

This was my email response from a guy named Ralph: "Honda wheel bearings are about $500 for the front set of wheel bearings, and $550.00 for the rear set of wheel bearings. Price may vary depending on year, and or model.
You will increase WHP and Torque from the wheel bearings, along with faster acceleration, and increase in fuel economy.

Thank You
Animal House Racing, LLC"

 

damn 500$ where do i gt ahold of him?

im game for that price. cheaper than what i found probably wont see the diff but it will all add up in the long end of things.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but why ceramic wheel bearings?
I hear ceramic and I think heat control. Does this have something to do with heat dissipation of the wheel bearing itself? Or is it just less rolling resistance?

 

My buddies use ceramic bearings in their Hayabusas and other race bikes, well they see the street as well. If I can remember I will ask who they get their bearings from. I want to say they also use them in there transmissions and stuff as well. I also believe that the company may just take the stock bearings apart somehow and then do the work to them and reassemble them.

Nevermind while I was sitting here thinking about it I believe that I remembered where some of them got the bearings, here is a link....http://www.worldwidebearings.com/ceramic.htm

 

I wouldn't think heat, if you think about ceramic brake pads, they suck when you heat them up. I would assume its the less resistance method. They better drop my 1/4 mile time a half second before I put out $500 for one.

 

Exactly... Not worth it for the price difference over the $100/pr OE bearings IMO...

 

from what I have found it was helping drop times with the gtr by about a.10 BUt that was also with other ceramic parts and tuning but there could be something to be had, are said to last longer.

I had been looking into it quite a bit but the bank account said no way, even i might just contact one of the bearing makers, i bet they would be cheaper!

 

These guys are great to deal with, they're literally two doors down from us.

 

Here is an older thread that i posted in awhile back that was asking about ceramic bearings.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...hlight=ceramic

may be some useful info in that thread for you......

 

talked 2 worlwide... earlier today hes goging to check a few things for me see what he can do.

five it a few more days then give up, put the $$ to something else lol

 

I have a guys card from PRI laying around that does them. I'll eventually run them in my spindle mounts and wheelie bar wheels. But yea, they are $$$$$

 

http://performancebearing.com/

That didn't take long lol

 

Im sure if someone knows the bearing size and dimensions, you can contact one of those bearing manufacturers and see what kind of pricing they can give you. Then ask them if we get a group buy going, if they can drop the price lol

 

I'm testing a set of the MFactory ceramic bearings right now (not the wheel bearings though). Holding up fine so far.

 

Looks promising.