[tom s]

John,I have been able to find rods but have not found mains that are made for a large radius?Tom

[geeteeohguy]

Originally Posted by tom s

John,I have been able to find rods but have not found mains that are made for a large radius?Tom

You can use an old fashioned bearing scraper or a file or even a sharp knife and dress down the side of the bearing to clear the filet on the crank. I just did this last year when assembling my 383 SBC. The machinist showed me the trick when he sold me the bearings......it takes a little time, but the upside is more bearing material supporting the rod or crank than the thin 'race' bearings supply. YMMV...

[many birds]

I’d never heard of King bearings when I was assembling my ‘68 400 stock crank engine. I was initially considering clevite. For whatever reason that I don’t remember, my machinist recommended king, and now 8k miles later, no problems.