Koyo bearings

[6togo]

Anyone use these bearings it seems allot of diff. kits i see are koyo brand just wondering if they are good and comp. to timken's?
Chris

 

[steve hughes]

I used to rebuild big truck transmissions and rearends 20 years ago. Used alot of Koyo bearings without a problem. I don't think you can get an American made bearing anymore. Alot of the Timken and BCA wheel bearings and transmission bearing we get at work are made over seas.

 

[6togo]

I read that the koyo are made in the US and Japan guess it's hard to find some true USA made bearings anymore!
Chris

 

[TURBOBULL]

Koyo has taken over part of the product line that was previously Timken Bearing. Timken had earlier taken this product line over from what was originally Torrington Bearing. I believe everything is still made in the same plant. I am a bearing distributor, so I have to deal with these guys all the time.

 

[joey316g]

Used in a lot of oem applications for the big 3 Japanese automakers....make them ok with me.