Timken rear wheel bearing installation

Dusterb318 said

While I will agree the tapered is a better design over all there isn't anything wrong with the ball bearing. If you were building an auto cross car or a car for drifting then yeah the tapered would be better......but honestly if you were building a car for those types of racing you'd probably be going to an independant type rear not a solid axle. My 3/4 Cummins Truck and my Wife's Durango both use the ball type rear axle bearings and have not had a failure.....and like Chuck said they are worse than the Green Style......now that I have said that I will have to fix one of them....you will be fine with the green bearings.

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Well thanks again ... this is probably the most detailed information I have yet gotten on this subject. And no, I shant be autocrossing the Duster any time soon ... though I might try a few donuts in the odd vacant parking lot.

Isn't it strange how much controversy there is over so many of these things ... for example, I started a thread over on Allpar just a coupla weeks ago about the best motor oil for older flat tappet cam engines (mine is a circa 1992 Commando crate Mopar Perf 360, for example), and as yet there is no unilateral agreement about the best oil (natural or synth) that has the zinc needed. Thus far the best answer seems to just add a can of STP.

Then there's the ongoing debate about silicone vs Dot4 brake fluid (and There R.E. seems to take a generally unpopular stand as well).

At any rate, I appreciate the time you guys took/take to help folks like me out - guys that know just enough about mechanics to get themselves confused ... but hopefully out of trouble. Thanks.