Any new news on CV axles in the marketplace

So my right side cv halfshaft is loose. It is a new one and a cheepie. I knew it would not last but was pressed for time.... Lasted about 40k miles. Boots ok but slop on both inner and outer cv joint and it clunk a little. The other side was a rebuilt but I identified it as a Toyota unit because it has the rounded triangular shape. The other side new one is round. So is there any new rebuilds out there besides cardone.... and other cheepies. Also any one know of rebuilds that come from Toyota cores?

Same deal with my driveshaft support bearing. Gotta replace that piece of crap too. Going to go with OEM or perhaps Timmkin i saw on Rock auto . Looking for reccomendations for that also.

Thanks to all who reply.

 

https://www.cvjreman.com/

 

All these guys do is reboot the cores that are sent in to them. The do NOT rebuild or seperate the joint to inspect it, FYI.
ALL aftermarket CV axles are made in same factory in China.
Only real option is to rebuild one with multiple cores of oem axles. Or buy oem. Everything else is junk kinda.
You could take your chances that the 'rebuild' you get from CVJ is an OEM that still in good shape internally, I guess.
Not many valid options really

 

Idk how it is with Tacomas as I’m fairly new to owning one but back in the day with Chevys and Fords an all that we would break them then buy 1 with lifetime warranty from Oreilys Auto Parts then anytime somebody broke a CV shaft we would put it in that box and return it and get a free shaft over an over an over lol

 

O'R and Advance have lifetime warrantys for Tacoma axles as well.

That can means you spend the "rest of your life" changing axles every 12 to 36 months. I've been there and done that enough times to grow tired of it.

 

I would get Reman CV's from Toyota.

 

Guess they must not be good at tacoma axles I changed one of the stockers on my Chevy and never changed anymore of mine rest of the time I had it.They seemed to have solid options for half tons back in the day.

 

Go oem on the driveshaft support bearing. I had one of the timken ones blow out on me on the highway with less than 5000 miles on it. That sucked as I was 8hrs from home and couldnt go over 50 without it making a racket/severely vibrating.

 

I think it depends on the manufacture, the parts store, the maker in China. It varies. I've had decent luck with the O'R Import Direct brand on Nissan but then back luck with CV axles from Advance. Then I recently compared the Import Direct to new OEM for a Toyota Land Cruiser / LX 470 and the difference was alarming. I wouldn't put them on the truck if they were free.

Often times parts stores know the chances of an owner, that buys parts from them owning the vehicle 36 month later is somewhere between slim to none.

To quote some guys I know at a "big box" part store. "We work here and we don't buy the stuff" People buy those when they are fixing up a car to flip or trade off.

If you plan to keep the Taco for over 3 years, I would go with Toyota rebuilds or OEM. The difference is in the boots.