CV Boots After Lift - What do you guys do?

Hey Everyone,

Did my lift a few months ago and have about 2k on the truck with it installed. I was looking at my CV boots and both of the inner boots (or the ones closest to the engine) have a fin that is touching a little and there is a slight wear ring (its shiny).

I found this thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/my-cv-boot-mod.190669/

Seems like a quick good solution.

My question is... what does everyone do that gets a 2-3" lift and has this "issue"? I'm assuming its a pretty standard affect after lifting. Do you just let them be and hope for the best? Have you done the boot mod? How long can these go like this?

 

Bumping this for discussion. Trying to see how many just let the boot fins rub or do preventative measures like diff drop or boot slide mod. If people just let it be, wondering how long they’ve been on their boots without issues. If I had to guess, many lift 2-3” and don’t even realize their cv boot situation or watch it.

 

Oh lord You crack me up man.

 

My fins are rubbing.


No premature ecrackulation as of yet.

 

That avatar!!

 

This avatar is sticking around for awhile.

 

DEAD

 

If they are rubbing just move the boot like 1/4" down the axle. Use a hose clamp. Oh that post you linked shows the same thing. Looks like you already know what to do OP

 

I know what to do and many have helped out previously in other threads. I’m just wondering how many people lift and don’t realize they are slowly wearing out their boots like that. Or don’t care lol.

 

Lol! If they really are rubbing... how long have you been riding around on them?

 

72k miles here shiny but still good ome heavy duty lift here.

 

That’s good to hear. Mine are shiny too. I have some time to be lazy about it then lol.

 

You already did. But it's not lazy because they rub stock when you turn lol.

 

So it’s more about how much they rub and if your angles are bad? I have the shiny little wear ring but it’s not indented or deep. Have had the lift (2.3”) for about 3k miles. I never checked them stock, though.

 

They are rubbing.
Uh....maybe a couple three years now.

 

Man some people say theirs lasted 2 months and some years and years. Maybe it depends on how new they were when the lift was put on.

Did you bother doing the slide mod?

 

I drive straight.

Have not done that mod yet. On the list for warmer days though.

 

Yeah they get shiny on stock trucks too. The failures mostly come from if its 3" without a diff drop. Pretty much spacer lift problems.