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Old 10-20-2005, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Artificial-I
What bearing sets have you guys purchased. Also I just thought about this , would ceramic bearings also weigh less? Are there any bearing sets that might?
Bear in mind only the balls are ceramic (commonly silicon nitride) and there only a little lighter than the steel balls anyway. the bearing race and cage are normally made of steel, there about the same or very slightly less than the weight of all steel bearings.
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