prevent CV boot tear?

Currently running about 3" lift up front
I've heard it's common for the increased angle to tear CV boots quickly, once a year

I just re-booted both my inners because they had dry microcracks from age,
maybe it was a waste. Oh well.
OEM boot kit $20, quart of gear oil into front diff $7

from what I understand lift puts it at a higher angle, that rubs the boot against itself.
What's the best fix?

For "high angle" CV boots, I'm guessing they're longer, add more ribs, and are red silicone.
I'm not sure how you'd even know where to clamp them.
On the OEM it's easy. Just take a picture of where the old one was, and replicate that. Or get under the truck, look at how the opposite axle is, and mimic that.
But on an longer "high angle boot" it would slide and you'd need to decide where to clamp it.
Clamp it stretched too far and it'll probably rip it.

I guess one option is a core charge. It's just expensive. To buy, replace, then send back the old one. DIY'ing your own boot is cheaper.
Not THAT cheap though. I wonder the total cost and which to do.
CVJ company website seems to recommend only rebooting the inner boots with their high angles. And to continue using stock outers.
So if that's $75 boot kit per side, =$150 total parts

the websites I think are:
-CVJ
-OffRoad Solutions
not sure if there's any more than that.

However, some posts claim you can remove the stock little clamp and put a new one
after stretching the boot out a bit farther so that the ribs don't touch



How do you measure that? Would you jack the truck up, get the wheel off the ground, so that the suspension is at full droop and then eyeball it?

Would it be better to use an Oetiker clamp?
If you play with them just right, it can be opened to wrap around the axle, then install it


pros and cons
-screw type clamp, if the slits aren't flared out, they can cut into the rubber
-screw type clamp screw thingys cannot handle holding as much tightness as an oetiker
-screw type clamp is bigger, bulkier, adding weight - but probably not enough to notice
-screw type clamp can be loosened and re-positioned if needed. Oetiker can't

would hate to have a boot tear far away on trail
because that means precious grease escapes
and foreign contaminants/abrasive debris enters
which creates play, clicking, then breakage
IDK about Tacomas, but on certain vehicles if an axle breaks, it pretty much disables the whole drivetrain, makes the car stuck and unable to move, requiring a tow

 

The boots tear due to the fins rubbing. There are high pinion boots that help especially for the inners. But on a lifted ifs this will always require more maintenance than stock.

https://www.offroadsolutions.com/products/high-angle-inner-cv-boot/