CV Boots....

[bulger22]

So last week I put on the ToyTec coilovers, and as of this week both CV boots are torn and leaking. However, thanks to this forum, I purchased some new CV's from O'Reilly's after I ordered the ToyTec's. Will these hold up good enough? Should I expect them to tear again because of how high the front is? I'm about half an inch higher than the rear. Front is probably 3". Maybe I should lower the front a bit to avoid tearing the new ones, or is it because I've had the factory CV's on there for over 200k miles the angle just finally did them in?

Thanks for opinions, and suggestions in advance.

 

[McFly2003]

Have you done a diff drop yet? May be a good idea. I did the toytec ultimate and didn't get to installing the drop till about 6 months later, had no issues. Then again, my truck only had about 100k on it. The age probably just made the inevitable happen sooner rather than later. Also, if my calculations were correct, our trucks tend to sit with about a half inch of forward rake from the factory. So unless the rear rake baja truck look is what you're going for, may not be a bad idea to lower the coil height to just below the rear

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[tinman]

I lifted my 98 a few months ago & noticed my passenger inner CV boot torn the other night. Many folks say it's because the axle rides so long at the same angle, then you change the angle and the boots just give up & start leaking. I got a CV boot kit from the Stealership yesterday & am gonna tackle it probably Friday night. (Also have a diff drop on the way from Toytec). I'm sure it'll be messy, but I got more shop rags & time than extra $$$ right now.

I considered buying new half-shafts, but since I'm just DD'ing my Runner right now & not wheeling much, re-booting should hold me over for a good long while.

 

[bulger22]

I put the differential drop on the front, with the skid-plate spacer, and it still put them at a crazy angle. I personally like the baja look, with the back higher than the front, but for now I'm going to keep the front higher. It's nice when trail riding to clear the front from small stumps, etc.

Anyways, I got an alignment yesterday, and I will hopefully put the new CV's on this weekend. Just curious if anybody had used the Master Pro Selects? Went cheap because I didn't feel the need to pay $200 a piece until I knew they'd leak, and give the cheap ones a chance.

 

[habanero]

Just curious if anybody had used the Master Pro Selects?

DO NOT BUY THE MASTER PRO SELECTS!!! New Chinese JUNK! The Master Pro remans are A1 Cardone, you at least have a chance of getting a decent half shaft. I speak from personal experience. I didn't want to give up my yota shafts, wanted to reboot and use them as spares so I went with the selects. All the boots dry-rotted and cracked open in just over a year. The counter person told me I got lucky, another guy had one break inside the dif within two days of installation. He let me switch those out for the remans.

One caveat: The reman's boots are very similar to stock. On my truck (Sonoran Steel 1.2, diff drop, 96 4Runner, stock bumper, heavy aftermarket skid) the fins rub and cause the inners to eat themselves. I've done a boot stretch on them and they're holding now but it's something to keep an eye on. The rub spots were obvious.

http://www.yotatech.com/f200/habaneros-1996-4runner-build-up-thread-201751/index13.html
Post 301 talks about the issue and has some torque specs....post 310 might be of interest if you haven't done cvs yet....