If the bearings are from one of the major suppliers, such as NTN (a Japanese
company that manufactures bearings in the good old USA), NSK or the like than
there should be no reluctance to use the alleged "Jap crap". They all are
made to industry standards and will perform a well as Timken (US) or SKF
(Sweden) bearings.
Unfortunately we now live in a global world with both domestic and off shore
companies making parts in each others countries and although the manufacturer
may be based in a certain country this is no guarantee that the parts are
actually made in that country.
Al Sadur
62 A MKII roadster
60 A 1600 coupe
70 B roadster with O/D
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