Keep crushing bearings on my kraton

[Geronimo]

Like the title states I'm having bearing issues with my v3 kraton. The stock bearings were great the first couple of weeks and then one failed entirely without warning. I decided to replace them with dsm elements series shielded bearings. Installation went as expected and since I've been using these bearings in my other vehicles I chose them for the kraton. Problem is they seem to fail pretty quickly after a few packs. I mainly bash at construction sites and blow out loose dirt with an air hose when finished. Is there a more robust bearing for these heavier vehicles? Hub bearings and rear pinion bearing are the weak points for mine. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Captain Dirt]

Fast Eddy or Avid seem to be the bearings of choice. I run Fast Eddy on my Kraton and they're holding up very well. Can't say the same for other parts though.

 

[DoNoHarm]

Yeah, shielded bearings suck dude... no offense but I don’t know why you’d buy shielded bearings as a replacement ? sealed bearings are the way to go, like fast eddy

 

[Geronimo]

I may have to give the fast eddy set a try. Thanks. The first picture and these are from my first break last night. Steering link end snapped. Luckily had a full set of end links on hand that came with the body mounts.

 

[Jimbobjr]

Jim's bearings sets are pretty good too. I use them...well, because that's my name...

 

[Canadiantech]

Jims bearings are the only ones that i use, but i did get a stupid deal on a bunch of packs of factory ones. the only ones i have had issues are the front inners.

 

[Lazy Bushman]

several good bearing companies out there. I have both Fast Eddy's and Avid. Fast Eddy supports this forum so I will probably focus on them more going forward. But at the end of the day don't buy shielded bearings, buy sealed bearings like @Peeeenuuutt said

 

[olds97_lss]

Pretty much all I run are fast eddy bearings on all 8 of my trucks. They seem to hold up well for me. The only ones I have to keep a close eye on are the 10x16 bearings on the cup side of my savage diffs, but that's more a design flaw of HPI than anything. Also the inside bearings on my stampede as they are thin as well. Since I run RPM carriers on all 3 of my revo's, they use larger than stock bearings, so the FE ones hold up well there too.

 

[Boamedt]

Hmmm fast eddy bearings is right down the street from me