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Old Jan 23, 2025 | 09:41 AM
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New product - Race Spherical Pillow Ball Upgrade Kit

In case you missed it, Sakebomb posted up about their new pillow ***** in the Suspension section. Looks sexy af.

https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-w.../#post12622279

Introducing the new SakeBomb Garage Rear-Pillow-Ball Replacement Bearings. These are a direct replacement for the OEM Pillow ***** from Mazda.

The stock pillow ***** have an internal Nylon liner - which is known to fail often, creating a number of issues with the rear of the car with unconstrained movement - preventing proper alignment, rear traction issues, and wheel hop.

Our motorsports-grade Teflon-lined bearings are a direct replacement for factory, featuring F.K.(USA) Bearing®. They can be rebuilt in the future as needed with new bearings, but with a Teflon liner will be more durable than OEM with higher performance, reduced deflection, and a longer life span!

Optional MAZDA OEM replacement dust and moisture seals available in sets of 12 (two per bearing). Sets of SBG Spherical Pillow-Ball-Replacements sold in sets of 6.

They can be found here:

Race Spherical Bearings
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Old Jan 23, 2025 | 11:06 AM
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An aftermarket option next to the J auto set. Choices are always nice. I think Juan has been the only one offering a non oem option for the last bazillion years. Nice to see an alternative although unfortunate they have an inventory issue with offering them
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Old Jan 25, 2025 | 10:58 PM
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I ordered mine around black friday last year.. received them in about 2 1/2 weeks. Along with a set of ohlins. Great Service from them, Ill be installing hopefully next week.
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Old Feb 8, 2025 | 02:13 AM
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Great new offering from the boys at SBG, I plan to try a set the next time one of my FDs is in need
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Old Feb 8, 2025 | 06:35 AM
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I have a bag of J-Auto ones siting in my shelf. Should i sell and upgrade to these?
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