A rotor arm assembly for use in a rotor craft rotor hub system, said rotor arm assembly comprising: a pitch shaft; and a plurality of discrete bearings coupled to said pitch shaft, wherein said plurality of bearings are elastomeric bearings configured to facilitate movement of the rotor arm assembly about a plurality of degrees of freedom, wherein a respective one of said bearings is configured to accommodate a single degree of freedom, wherein said pitch shaft comprises a first portion aligned with a pitch axis and a perpendicular second portion aligned with a flap axis, and wherein said plurality of discrete elastomeric bearings comprises: a pair of flap bearings coupled to said second portion, said pair of flap bearings configured to facilitate movement about the flap axis; an inboard pitch bearing coupled to said first portion proximate said second portion; an outboard pitch bearing coupled at a distal end of said first portion, characterized in that said outboard pitch bearing is concentric with said inboard pitch bearing; and in that said plurality of discrete elastomeric bearings further comprises a thrust bearing coupled to said first portion between said inboard and said outboard pitch bearings, wherein said thrust bearing is an elastomeric bearing configured to react centrifugal thrust loads and facilitate movement about the pitch axis. a pitch shaft; and a plurality of discrete bearings coupled to said pitch shaft, wherein said plurality of bearings are elastomeric bearings configured to facilitate movement of the rotor arm assembly about a plurality of degrees of freedom, wherein a respective one of said bearings is configured to accommodate a single degree of freedom, wherein said pitch shaft comprises a first portion aligned with a pitch axis and a perpendicular second portion aligned with a flap axis, and wherein said plurality of discrete elastomeric bearings comprises: a pair of flap bearings coupled to said second portion, said pair of flap bearings configured to facilitate movement about the flap axis; an inboard pitch bearing coupled to said first portion proximate said second portion; an outboard pitch bearing coupled at a distal end of said first portion, characterized in that said outboard pitch bearing is concentric with said inboard pitch bearing; and in that said plurality of discrete elastomeric bearings further comprises a thrust bearing coupled to said first portion between said inboard and said outboard pitch bearings, wherein said thrust bearing is an elastomeric bearing configured to react centrifugal thrust loads and facilitate movement about the pitch axis. a pair of flap bearings coupled to said second portion, said pair of flap bearings configured to facilitate movement about the flap axis; an inboard pitch bearing coupled to said first portion proximate said second portion; an outboard pitch bearing coupled at a distal end of said first portion, characterized in that said outboard pitch bearing is concentric with said inboard pitch bearing; and in that said plurality of discrete elastomeric bearings further comprises a thrust bearing coupled to said first portion between said inboard and said outboard pitch bearings, wherein said thrust bearing is an elastomeric bearing configured to react centrifugal thrust loads and facilitate movement about the pitch axis.