[sdcantrell56]

2 years ago we also used bronze bushings in a 6wd layout with both sides of the shaft supported. They worked through 2 regionals and national playing extremely tough defense. They were very cheap and they worked relatively well. However, if you are interested in maximizing performance bearins are definitely the answer. Also if you are using aluminum shaft, bronze bushings will not work well and you should use some form of a plastic bushing. Finally Bushings tend to bind with a side load such as in a cantilevered driveshaft.