I’ve seen people talking about old cup and cone bearings being bigger therefore stronger, which I guess makes sense crept for the fact it’s the inner race deterioration that causes the problems. Is it easier to crack one large bearing or several smaller ones? I also have no idea what wear characteristics are like for one large ball vs n/smaller balls distributing the load. But none of that really matters because I’m stuck with trying to find the best configuration with the parts I have, and I reckon bearing spacing and correcting chainline relative to those bearings is the best shot I have