Will have to give that a try. Just ordered some 8x15x5 bearings, which should work for the outside ones, might be 1mm too wide... but at least they will fit both the new shaft and old bearing recess. I'll wait for those to show up before I take out the dremel.
Very tired of breaking rear tierod...
Huh... how much did you modify the rear carriers? I thought they were significantly different... I'd be afraid of getting the bearings out of line at the very least.