Yeti gearing question and Currie bearing?

[ratrod63]

I just received my new Vanquish Currie center rear axle in the mail. I already have brand new stock ratio axial hardened gears to go in it. I also have a Hot Racing spool.
I have to pull the front apart to flip the ring gear over so I was thinking of buying the hardened gears for the front.
The question I have is should I just buy stock ratio for the front also? Or should I buy overdrive?
I mostly drive it on a 1/10 scale off road track. I will be running the Tekin RX8 and Pro4 HD 4300 on 2s.

And my second question is should I do some sort of bearing mod to the pinion bearing on the brand new currie axle?
I have seen a bronze bushing from Locked up RC and also someone using a Avid thrust bearing?

All help would be appreciated. I am ready to order the remainder of the parts but just don't want to order the wrong stuff.
Thanks

[SteveC6R]

Avid thrust bearing and if your running track mostly your better off to go with matching gear sets front and rear. The HD gear set in the front is a good idea while your there but if speed is your thing a matching set will keep your drivetrain from being in a bind.

[gdb85]

Agree with the above post.

The thrust bearing is just a longevity upgrade, I did it to my centered GCM axle. The fact is most pinion bearing failures are from the stress of OCP axles. Way less likely to happen on a centered driveline. That being said if you got the coin, drop it on some thrust bearings and have piece of mind for quite awhile.