A word from the unwise

If your tacoma is lifted and you know your cv's are starting to seep dont wait till its all the way flopping around like a fish out of water to fix it heres why kids. You get a fucked up cv joint so a toast to the unwise

 

Once I pulled from the cup it all fell out.

 

Did it break while you were driving it?

 

one of the nice things you dont have to worry about with locking hubs

 

Not as often anyways. They still like to crack up.

 

Ouch. How much lift do you have?

 

It never made any noise but i wanted to fix the boot before I went camping which ended up being the entire axle

3in with diff drop

 

All that grease will help keep the rust away

 

how many miles did you get out of it before it happened? I just did an Icon stage 4 with about 2.5" of lift on mine and the angle looks very mild.

 

When i first lifted it the right side tore open within days bit the left side lasted another 18k miles and these are original boots so I cant complain to much

 

How long did you have your lift before you got the diff drop? I read that they just tilt the diff to a different angle and you maybe get 1/4-1/2" true adjustment...wondering in my case if it would even be worth it as I'm looking to have a 2-3" lift as well.

 

Which lift did you go with?

 

Diff drop went in when i did the lift and it does make a difference

 

Eibach/ bilstien

 

Read more bad then good with the diff drop for guys thinking about it. It tilts the diff at an angle and can cause bearing failure

 

The front diff bearing is more of a second gen problem

 

the front diff bearing is still a common problem on lifted 1st gens. but he was talking about the outer pinion bearing. where in some cases it wont get enough oil while not in 4x4 and get dry which is a pretty uncommon issue... this can be resolved by filling oil level with the truck on a slight slope. you should engage your 4x4 from time to time anyways to get things spinning and lubed.

 

Well havent had any problems and I use 4X4 regulary, im not to worried about it.

 

My boots have be torn forever. I have new axles waiting for time to be out in....maybe this week.

 

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