Tapered Roller Bearing Hubs--IT'S HAPPENING
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I do, I actually work at Timken. I shot you an email.
This community is rife with knock-offs and rip-off artists. My own products have been ripped off by vendors who advertise on this site alongside me. So yes, you could say that it's a bit of a sore subject for me. Sorry if I offended you, but IMO it's inappropriate to pose such a question to a vendor regarding a product in development.
Now back to the Hub discussion....
#85
I do, I actually work at Timken. I shot you an email.
This community is rife with knock-offs and rip-off artists. My own products have been ripped off by vendors who advertise on this site alongside me. So yes, you could say that it's a bit of a sore subject for me. Sorry if I offended you, but IMO it's inappropriate to pose such a question to a vendor regarding a product in development.
Now back to the Hub discussion....
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MT.NET, the gift that keeps on giving.
First of all, anyone selling to the Miata crowd is doing it because they love it, not because it's a path to riches and fame. I've regretted most of the time I've given away supplier information. For example, I've had suppliers get so busy with a new customer that I've connected them up with that they no longer had much time for me. Good for them, not for me. So as a general rule I don't give out the information.
Second, the hubs are being built to fix an ongoing problem, hopefully by applying quality parts. That's one reason why I mentioned that we're using Timken bearings. But since it's also the Miata crowd, we aren't using exotic materials with exotic bearing choices or going for ultimate light weight. If you were the Chianti-sipping Ferrari crowd, I would, but you're just cheap Miata bastards, like me.
The other reason why I mentioned Timken is whenever parts are made offshore, people immediately think of Chinese crap. It's not. It's Amurrican engineered with Amurrican bearings, and with forged hub assemblies coming from a tier 1 manufacturer in Taiwan. Tier 1 means that they directly supply OEM manufacturers.
So we're just waiting for the first samples for some real-world testing. I can't wait.
First of all, anyone selling to the Miata crowd is doing it because they love it, not because it's a path to riches and fame. I've regretted most of the time I've given away supplier information. For example, I've had suppliers get so busy with a new customer that I've connected them up with that they no longer had much time for me. Good for them, not for me. So as a general rule I don't give out the information.
Second, the hubs are being built to fix an ongoing problem, hopefully by applying quality parts. That's one reason why I mentioned that we're using Timken bearings. But since it's also the Miata crowd, we aren't using exotic materials with exotic bearing choices or going for ultimate light weight. If you were the Chianti-sipping Ferrari crowd, I would, but you're just cheap Miata bastards, like me.
The other reason why I mentioned Timken is whenever parts are made offshore, people immediately think of Chinese crap. It's not. It's Amurrican engineered with Amurrican bearings, and with forged hub assemblies coming from a tier 1 manufacturer in Taiwan. Tier 1 means that they directly supply OEM manufacturers.
So we're just waiting for the first samples for some real-world testing. I can't wait.
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Samples shipped out for testing today
Front and rear hubs, sans studs. Tapered Roller Bearing.
New rear hub is thicker than O.E., has a nice flare at the root, and is also Tapered Roller Bearing.
The Rear hub is thicker, has a nice transition at the root of the flange and also uses a tapered roller bearing.
The hubs came in yesterday and went out for testing today. The test will be for general use, temperature and overall track ability. The goal for the front hub is safety, longevity, and something that doesn't need servicing every season. The rear hub has a thicker flange with a nice transition at the root and also uses tapered roller bearings. We're looking at more than one spline type in order to accommodate the V8's.
New rear hub is thicker than O.E., has a nice flare at the root, and is also Tapered Roller Bearing.
The Rear hub is thicker, has a nice transition at the root of the flange and also uses a tapered roller bearing.
The hubs came in yesterday and went out for testing today. The test will be for general use, temperature and overall track ability. The goal for the front hub is safety, longevity, and something that doesn't need servicing every season. The rear hub has a thicker flange with a nice transition at the root and also uses tapered roller bearings. We're looking at more than one spline type in order to accommodate the V8's.
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Front and rear hubs, sans studs. Tapered Roller Bearing.
New rear hub is thicker than O.E., has a nice flare at the root, and is also Tapered Roller Bearing.
The Rear hub is thicker, has a nice transition at the root of the flange and also uses a tapered roller bearing.
The hubs came in yesterday and went out for testing today. The test will be for general use, temperature and overall track ability. The goal for the front hub is safety, longevity, and something that doesn't need servicing every season. The rear hub has a thicker flange with a nice transition at the root and also uses tapered roller bearings. We're looking at more than one spline type in order to accommodate the V8's.
New rear hub is thicker than O.E., has a nice flare at the root, and is also Tapered Roller Bearing.
The Rear hub is thicker, has a nice transition at the root of the flange and also uses a tapered roller bearing.
The hubs came in yesterday and went out for testing today. The test will be for general use, temperature and overall track ability. The goal for the front hub is safety, longevity, and something that doesn't need servicing every season. The rear hub has a thicker flange with a nice transition at the root and also uses tapered roller bearings. We're looking at more than one spline type in order to accommodate the V8's.