Hi,
I just found out last night while doing an oil change that one of my inner cv boots is cracked, and has spit out a lot of cv grease. It's a 2005 GX470 with 150k miles. At 140k it had a lift done. That explains the boot issue I'm dealing with..
To keep it brief, I'm debating between buying new OEM axles, or buying the CVJ remanufactured OEM axles with the boots that are specifically made for moderately lifted vehicles (9808 TR - CVJ Axles - https://www.cvjreman.com/product/9808tr/ ). Or do i just do the OEM boot repair myself with the assumption that the CV isn't damaged?
I'm asking for opinions, what would you guys do? would you recommend installing new OEM replacement axles as the best choice, or would you choose something like the CVJ remanufactured OEM axles with different inner boots made for lifted GXs?.. This is for a 1.5'-2" lifted GX470? It does have the diff. drop done as well.
I would consider just doing the entire rebuild OEM boot route, but I just recently got back rom a 4000 mile trip, and the boot could've torn any time during the trip. So I'm not sure how contaminated the joint is. No noticeable noises though..
Thanks for any opinions in advance!
I just found out last night while doing an oil change that one of my inner cv boots is cracked, and has spit out a lot of cv grease. It's a 2005 GX470 with 150k miles. At 140k it had a lift done. That explains the boot issue I'm dealing with..
To keep it brief, I'm debating between buying new OEM axles, or buying the CVJ remanufactured OEM axles with the boots that are specifically made for moderately lifted vehicles (9808 TR - CVJ Axles - https://www.cvjreman.com/product/9808tr/ ). Or do i just do the OEM boot repair myself with the assumption that the CV isn't damaged?
I'm asking for opinions, what would you guys do? would you recommend installing new OEM replacement axles as the best choice, or would you choose something like the CVJ remanufactured OEM axles with different inner boots made for lifted GXs?.. This is for a 1.5'-2" lifted GX470? It does have the diff. drop done as well.
I would consider just doing the entire rebuild OEM boot route, but I just recently got back rom a 4000 mile trip, and the boot could've torn any time during the trip. So I'm not sure how contaminated the joint is. No noticeable noises though..
Thanks for any opinions in advance!