Bearing races in brake rotors

[oilwell1415]

Kind of a random thought this morning. Do you trust the bearing races that are included with front brake rotors? Or do you knock them out and replace them with the races that come with the bearings? I haven't had an issue, at least not recently, with bearings or races on my truck, but we've had a few issues with machinery at work lately and it's got me questioning whether or not the cheap China races included in rotors are actually as good as they should be. I'm going to be doing brakes on my truck in a week or two and am planning on installing the races that came with the bearings this time and was wondering if anyone else had similar thoughts.

 

[Raymond_B]

Kind of a random thought this morning. Do you trust the bearing races that are included with front brake rotors? Or do you knock them out and replace them with the races that come with the bearings? I haven't had an issue, at least not recently, with bearings or races on my truck, but we've had a few issues with machinery at work lately and it's got me questioning whether or not the cheap China races included in rotors are actually as good as they should be. I'm going to be doing brakes on my truck in a week or two and am planning on installing the races that came with the bearings this time and was wondering if anyone else had similar thoughts.

I spent 7 years working at an auto supply and who knows how many I've bought and installed over the years. I never swapped them out

 

[FlatOut]

my personal preference is swap them to run a matched set. sure its not a problem but that my preference.

 

[RPM289]

Unless I see wear or damage I leave the old races in and go. Never had a issue.

 

[sg990]

I usually swap them, I don’t trust my eyes to see pitting anymore.

 

[oilwell1415]

Just to clarify, I'm not talking about used races. I'm talking about the ones that rotor manufacturers include with their rotors. I'm thinking I prefer a race manufactured by the bearing manufacturer. I've never worried about it previously, but there's so much offshore junk being used these days it's been on my mind.