Cheapest place for Honda rod/main bearings?
 

On my last build I bought them from either Majestic or San Leandro Honda and they weren't exactly cheap, they run about $8 for each bearing half, 18 pieces total. Plus shipping.

This might be wishful thinking, but just wondering if anybody knows of any cheaper places to order Honda bearings from.

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nah thats it man.. that or ACL

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I don't want to buy an ACL or King bearing "set" that needs block machining to match all the same sized bearings so that's part of the reason why I prefer Honda ones. I had good luck last time just matching the block/crank codes and everything plastigaged out perfectly with no machine work on the crank or block.

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Me too. Thats why I payed for them... Just get them from majestic.

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Honda bearings are money. Unless you know someone who works there and you get employee pricing what you paid is fair

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Why you gotta ruin my hopes and dreams Chris?

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turbohf works at honda maybe he can get a deal for ya :y

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Not trying to be argumentative but ive built 3 blocks now with ACL duraglide std bearings and they all measured out perfectly.

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Then you are either extraordinarily lucky or aren't using plastigage correctly.

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lol

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Main Bearing thickness by color
Blue 2.013-2.010 mm 0.0793”- 0.0791”
Black 2.010-2.007 mm 0.0791”- 0.0790”
Brown 2.007-2.004 mm 0.0790”- 0.0789”
Green 2.004-2.001 mm 0.0789”- 0.0788”
Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788”- 0.0787”
Pink 1.998-1.995 mm 0.0787”- 0.0785”
Red 1.995-1.992 mm 0.0785”- 0.0783”

Rod bearing thickness by color
Blue 1.510-1.507 mm 0.0594”- 0.0593”
Black 1.507-1.504 mm 0.0593”- 0.0592”
Brown 1.504-1.501 mm 0.0592”- 0.0591”
Green 1.501-1.498 mm 0.0591”- 0.0590”
Yellow 1.498-1.495 mm 0.0590”- 0.0589”
Pink 1.495-1.492 mm 0.0589”- 0.0587”
Red 1.492-1.489 mm 0.0587”- 0.0586”

Between the yellow and brown range is only 3 tenths and those are the most commonly used bearings. The resolution on plastigauge is only like half a thou so it wouldnt surprise me if they spec out fine. You would most likely need a micrometer to see the difference.

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As long as the original bearings were good when removed then 99% of the time you are good with ACL std bearings. They are sized similar to Honda greens. Hondas clearance spec would actually allow for several different of their colors to be within spec if you plastigauged them. BTW ive built quite a few motors, ill put my technician reputation on the line :)