[Ironangel]

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

I have the clamshell type and the spot welds broke on the chinese POS... I welded them back up BETTER and then the metal broke in a different spot. Now, I want to get the billet one...

Like this - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/clp-cppcb?rrec=true

That one is fine Jason as long as you have a slip joint on the rear shaft. They are a solid non-moving carrier bearing and will fail unless you have the slip joint rear shaft. The rubber insert in the clamshell allows the shaft to move forward when the rear axle moves up, and to the rear when the axle moves down. That's why they are used in conjunction with a slip yoke in the automatic transmission. This is probably the best clamshell type carrier bearing and you can see that it is already welded in the factory.
https://neapcoparts.com/n210527x-dri...ring-assembly/