Thanks Tom. The tear was close to the large side of the boot. The tear wasnt all the way through. It actually looked like a flaw in the manufacturing, but I definitely wasnt about to assemble everything only to redo the process in a week.

I am going to try the NAPA boot. From some reading on a few "high lift" forums, they say they are pretty meaty. Figure they cant be any worse than not working. Plus Bart said they worked fine for him.