Better bearings.Ball bearings ball bearings n → roulement m à billes are often used in wheel applications because they are cheap and get the job done, but tapered roller bearings Tapered roller bearings are bearings that can take large axial forces (i.e. they are good thrust bearings) as well as being able to sustain large radial forces. Description have long been the gold standard (both in the senses of price and quality). That may be changing. SKF SKF Svenska Kullagerfabriken SKF Svenska Klätterförbundet (Sweden) SKF Smithsonian Kite Festival SKF San Antonio Kelly Field Annex (Lackland AFB, Texas) (Plymouth, MI; www.skf.com) has introduced a new asymmetrical ball wheel hub bearing that it says increases hub stiffness by 50% over tapered ta·per n. 1. A small or very slender candle. 2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps. 3. A source of feeble light. 4. a. bearings. Why is that important? A stiffer hub means the wheels run truer during cornering and acceleration; reduces brake wear (and the accompanying warranty costs); and minimizes deflection of the hub face and wheel which enhances steering and handling. The new design gains these benefits by using a double row of angular contact ball bearings arranged so that the outer row has a bigger diameter and more balls than the inner row. The unit is standard on the front wheels of the 2004 Dodge Durango The Dodge Durango is an SUV from Chrysler's Dodge brand. It debuted in the 1998 model year and was redesigned for 2004. It fills the gap in the Dodge lineup since the cancellation of the Dodge Ramcharger in 1993. , and is the first of a new family of hub bearings SKF has dubbed "X-Tracker," that will seek to help bring car-like handling to trucks and SUVs. |
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