Might have found a solution to our CV Boot tear problem.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Nice find! Keep us posted if they turn out to be usable for our VX's.

I just ordered a 2" coil spacer from Independent4X.com and going to crank the t-bars 8 turns to start off my pre-lift path to joining you guys in the high altitude club..lol. My new 32" tires fit the non-lifted VX...but the look isn't quite right. The tires look too "stuffed" under the fenderwelds..kind of cartoonish. Got to go upwards and onwards!!!!!!!!

I'm trying to get my hands on some diff-drop brackets. I won't lift (past the 2" coil spacer route) without them...they are the key to satisfying my craving! If successful, I'll be ordering up goodies from Independent4X.com to join the ranks of vehicross.info/liftville

If these boots fit our application....they would be a nice thing to add to my accumulation of parts towards liftville! With diff-drop brackets to help alleviate the angle AND these sturdier boots...(Dr. Evil Voice On) "Nothing can stop us from ruling the world...NAAA..HAAA..HAAA.."(Dr. Evil Voice Off).

[kodiak]

Nice find! Yeah, that’s one of the reasons I haven’t lifted yet. Up tell now I haven’t seen a solid solution for the boot tear problem. Definitely keep us posted, good job!

[pbkid]

ya definately could help out a bit. Look forward to seeing what happens with this

[Ldub]

Good find Richie...

Hope they turn out to be the right size.

[mdwyer]

Is it torn boots that cause the CV failures, though? Or would CV joints at a high angle still fail faster, even if the boots survived?

I'm very curious about this, too... Fear of dead CVs is keeping me from lifting...

[nfpgasmask]

Is it torn boots that cause the CV failures, though? Or would CV joints at a high angle still fail faster, even if the boots survived?

I'm very curious about this, too... Fear of dead CVs is keeping me from lifting...

As far as I know, what happens, is that the high angle causes the boots to tear which in turn causes the grease to spew out and the CV has no lube, and then it goes bad....

Bart

[tom4bren]

Good find Richie. If you look in this thread, you can find some general info on CVs that I put together (about half way down the first page).

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...hlight=dummies

Those boots may be a good fix but I have 2 thoughts on it being a complete fix:

1. MechaTech boots were supposed to be a fix too - they didn't.

2. If the boots do last, the CVs could still wear out at the extreme angles our lifted rigs put them at. My shaft was almost touching the outer race (green cup). That's WAY beyond the functional range for operation. I'll be pleasantly suprised if they make that much difference (IMHO). Hopefully someone will try them & let us know how they work out.