For a while I was thinking about trying some of these bearings and lube in my curado but got to thinking that with the stock bearings I use the vbs/friction adjustments to control over runs. I seems to me that if you have to slow down the stock bearings there is no point in the hotrod bearings. I can see this for upgrading a cheap reel, but not for one you have to slow down to control backlashes. Next time I need to replace bearings in one of my curados' I might try these bearing just for the heck of it, but it seems pointless to put in fast bearings and then put the brakes on them.