Boots for O'reilly extended CV

It was very close on both sides; then one day a neighbor slightly tapped me while at the mailbox knocking my alignment off a hair

I got it aligned the next day, but for the moment the cv axle did scrape the bottom backside of the coilover

But with an alignment, as you mentioned, no issues

 

Here's when it did make contact - I had work that next day so that meant being on the highway and driving it like this for a bit

 

yeah that is tight in there for sure. Got alignment specs youre running for that? Cant have too much play in caster it looks like before that axle touches the front/backside.

 

Got rid of that rig awhile back

 

I usually do them myself but it was winter here in colorado and was willing to shell out a few extra bucks. I will be swapping this one myself

 

To whoever has had experience with these: Do we know what size the axle nut is? I could just go out and check, but I'm lazy lol and want to know if I have the right size before tearing into it.

 

Man, too bad no one has experience with these!

Just pull off your wheel and knock off the dust cap

 

It's for sure one of these:

 

35mm or 36mm for factory, and 41mm for O'Reilly's ext cv axle



So technically, you're wrong

 

well good thing he asked then. 41mm .. jesus... who even has one of those other than you?

 

I'm sure if I had gone to a tractor store or the sort I could've found one, but not at any automotive parts/tools places.

Had to order mine online just to install my cv axles.

Even though that 4R is gone, I still have the socket "just in case"

Worst part? I've never used it for anything else

 

I bought one of those kits when I first bought the truck and obviously didn't work. Had to buy a 40 or 41mm for my napa axles can't remember which.

 

Well you can be the first to experience these cv axles and tell us

Or just use your factory cv axle nut

 

Ya, I threw that ridiculous 41mm away and just reused the old nut.

 

Which makes more sense seeing as how groups would normally carry the common socket if the need to replace a cv axle occurs on trail.

 

Unfortunately I bought it without the factory nuts and have been rocking various auto store ones since

 

You can find them online for pretty cheap, might be cheaper than a 41mm socket?

 

Turns out the napa nuts are 1 5/8" which I believe translates to 41mm so I do have something that should work from having those

 

But they're made of some weak material cause they break pretty easily.