driving with half a CV?

[Jetboy]

FWIW - the common wisdom is that the aftermarket ones use inferior metalurgy and are more prone to breaking in the future. So if you can - I'd consider either swapping it back to an OEM one or buying an OEM as a spare so the next time you can change back to OEM. Unless you want to spend $$$ on RCI CVs. They're pretty robust, so it's unusual to see them broken.

The other spare part I'd consider having if you spend a lot of time in rocks is a rear drive shaft. It's a low point that tends to get a lot of rock time on mine. Haven't broken one yet - but it's pretty exposed. Moab trails aren't so bad. Other places with more boulder type rocks tend to be more prone to taking out a drive shaft.

 

[STX4Runner]

If you get an RCV be careful. They may be strong enough that you move the failure point to inside the diff or ADD. I read a thread on Tacoma World where a guy blew up his ADD housing when using an RCV CV.

 

[patkelly4370]

I stumbled across a new OEM CV shaft on Facebook marketplace for $50.
I hope I never need it.

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