[sammyg2]

General rule of thumb: SKF bearings are the same from all over the world, their quality control was that good. The standard.
now is that level required on all applications? No way.

I'm about the "thriftiest" person you'll ever meet and I love saving money, but cheeping out on bearings was usually not a good way to save a buck IMO.

But if you can get a high quality bearing for less money, well that's just gold.