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Originally Posted by SAC-CA-Runner
I think you're overthinking it. Unless you're doing some serious rock crawling, rebooting your OEM's or buying NAPA Lifetime ones and rebooting the ones on there as spares is the way to go. Others have recommended CVJ...yes, they are OEM axles but they are refurbished. And, they have NO warranty if you have a lifted vehicle. So with that said I wish I would have just went NAPA and then carried one of my spare OEM's. But, I bought CVJ's and bought a new spare thru Rock Auto as I was going to be on the road for 6mos and wanted a new spare to limp me back to wherever. I wouldn't go the CVJ OEM route again as it's a waste of money.
And swapping axles is so easy. Learn the truck and do it yourself. Once you've done one side you'll kick yourself for not doing it yourself before. It really is THAT easy.
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thanks, i think finally getting proper jack stands and some tools in future is what im going to do...maybe a moped on standby instead of a daily in case i need to take it on my 7 min 1-way commute. i have a garage but the house and truck are new for me, the truck is a bigger scale than ive wrenched on before but i am capable im sure.
toyota quoted me $2200 for this job (both sides) minutes ago
thanks
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i meant that solid axle jeeps and whatnot may break stuff but nothing comparable to front drive axles like the ifs.
the place i wheel isnt rock crawling but there are harsh rocks and edges, for example,
old broken down unmaintained roads/trails where the water holes youre going through hide vertical 10" asphalt curbs for a surprise on one side or the other. and basketball-volleyball sized boulder hidden under bog holes along with ruts from 40" tires digging holes. just haggard wheeling
ironically where i think the boot tore recently was in a comparable mild/smooth area but trail maintenance ahead of us was chainsawing limbs and branches leaving them on the trail and i dragged sticks and kicked up sticks that might have destroyed a boot...