Destroying front axles

I have a 2008 tocoma that I put a 2.5" daystar over the strut assembly type lift kit in feb 2011.Last winter I got into an accident and had to replace my right CV axle so I replaced them both.last week while plowing the right axle broke. A tech at daystar told me it might be that the stock axles are longer than after market. He also said theres something made to reduce the angel of the axle. Any info would be helpful

 

Why not go back to the stock axles? They're pretty tough as is.

 

The only thing you're going to do to reduce the angle of the axles is lower your lift. The 'item' the Daystar tech is referring to is a differential drop but they don't work on 2nd Gens. All they do is rotate the diff and do very little to reduce the CV angles.

Last week's snow was very wet and heavy and also had a lot of ice. Plowing puts a lot of strain on the drive line components so it's very possible that one of your CV's just broke because there was too much strain on them and not because there was an underlying reason. The aftermarket CV might not have been as strong as OEM to begin with and the plowing could have done you in.

 

x2. A lot of aftermarket axles are hollow like a tube instead of being soild. For parts like these, replace with OEM.