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3 inch lift and cracked CV boots

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Old 01-30-2013, 09:35 AM
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OK....I know this has probably been beat to death. But I can not find the fix for this and I am getting old.....(memories going).

I s there a dif drop or something to prevent these boots (which are now touching at the fins on inner and outer cv boots) from prematurely cracking?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Old 02-03-2013, 03:40 AM
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Any local 4x4 shops? You can always drop the diff, heck you can do anything, it just costs money..
 
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Old 02-04-2013, 02:12 PM
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Here are the pics of the new axles and boots.
 
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Old 02-04-2013, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by xjaywalker
Here are the pics of the new axles and boots.
From what others are saying the lift puts the axle at a angle which puts stress on the rib (fin) of the boots. They say this is what causes the boot to crack prematurely.
 
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