So I need new CV boots....

I asked someone about high angle boots and this is what I got as a reply:

<snip>
the lift is just the torsion bars turned up
a proper lift will have drop spindles and spacers to lower the diff centre, so
they are kept at the stock angle

the IFS CV are not meant to work constanly at high angles, so if you are
wearing out CV boots you are also wearing out your CV joints
lower the front back down so that the angle is not as severe
it's easy, just wind down the torsion bars

</snip>

So... should I get different boots and ignore this guy?

 

hehe...torsion bars on a 3rd gen

You can lower your saws to help level them out...but how bad are your angles right now???


BTW: Breezy has CVs forsale in the forsale forum CHEAP!

 

First your truck does not even have torsion bars!!!
Second, yes, get new boots and ignore that idiot.

Do you have a dif drop already?

 

<hides in dark corner>

I guess I forgot to even question whether I had them or not lol...

:pat:

 

Those would be the first torsion bars I've seen on a 3rd Gen.:pat:

 

that guy must be talking about 2nd gens, unless hes crazy?

 

Get new boots. The high angle ones will probably be better just becaue they won't be constantly rubbing on themselves as they turn. As said already you don't have torsion bars. I noticed you already have the diff drop so your CV's are probably at the best angle they'll ever be at.

 

Ducky,

Are your boots torn? Mecatech is the only company I've heard of making high-angle CV boots for the 4runner.

 

An good investment you may consider is getting a manual hub conversion for your 4runner... I cranked my torsion bars on my 92, to assure the cv boots don't get eaten on the highway, I only lock them when i go into 4x4...

Of course, here in good 'ol Tucson AZ, entire CV-Shafts only cost $80 for a remanufactured one, with a $50 core charge, and they have lifetime free replacement. So I spent $30 on a CV shaft, then broke the other and took it in to get replaced as if it was the other, and I have a free CV shaft waiting when I break one!

Checker is awesome.

 

yeah but a manual locking hub conversion is rediculously pricey for the 3rd gen 4Runners for some reason.

 

It's expensive because you have to replace alot of your stock components. It's not just a throw the hub on situation.

I was looking at this:



at http://www.drivetechnologies.com/page8.html

angles up to 90 degrees with no boot required.... but you can prolley guess by the lack of a advertised price... that this would be outta my range. The only thing is it still is tapered on some of the shaft... which it was shown to me why I would want just a solid non tapered shaft.

 

Has anybody here ever used one of these axels? If so how much did they run they look sweet and I could take the diff spacers out and add an extra 1" of ground clearance. I'm sure they are way out of my range though.

Jeff

 

No, I only seen them online, so far no one has replied to my email... but im not holding my breath to see them in my range either.