Axles

kikkinasphalt · Post by **kikkinasphalt** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:02 pm

Alikat;156003 wrote:I run my car on the road course at GIR and have replaced both axles now (I keep tearing CV boots). First time I bought an Autozone half shaft, and the next time I needed one was for the other side. Bought that one from CarQuest simply b/c they were cheaper than Autozone.

Haven't run w/the CarQuest axle at the track yet, as I tore that CV in November at my very last event for the season. Have had ZERO problems w/the Autozone half shaft and they usually have very good warranties too.

thats some serious deflection

ive never torn one..

Alikat · Post by **Alikat** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:13 pm

well lowered SH's seem to have a tendency to tear the left CV boot. However, I tore the right one at my last track day, so who knows, lol.

99PreludeSh · Post by **99PreludeSh** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:47 pm

Alikat;156015 wrote:well lowered SH's seem to have a tendency to tear the left CV boot. However, I tore the right one at my last track day, so who knows, lol.

true stopry, mine has been torn for almost 5 years.

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:49 pm

My left boot is ripped on mine as well...

hrrm.

haha

Well I may do autozone or just do raxles. Raxles aren't too pricy either. I would like to upgrade though from stock.

So IDK.

Alikat · Post by **Alikat** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:58 pm

Stef, you really should get that fixed. I would be afraid that it would dry up in that joint, and you can also get damage from dirt contamination.

Reason we changed my entire axle and not just replaced the CV boot was that on the left side, it's actually easier to replace the entire half shaft. And also I had driven around on the torn CV boot for probably a couple of years. We didn't know what kind of damage could have occurred, so we went the safe route and replaced the axle.

On the right side, I just said screw it.....lets just replace the entire half shaft again. My car has 109xxx miles on it, wouldn't hurt to just replace it.

JesSi · Post by **JesSi** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:16 am

*sighs*

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:23 pm

civisi · Post by **civisi** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:07 am

mike93hatch;156302 wrote:Lmao

+1

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:47 pm

Well, I'll take a picture of my pretty axles later today and post it up.

They look great!

Thanks for the info everyone, I ordered some from Autozone.

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:11 am

Here's my axles..

Torn boots..

Where'd my other boots go? Who knows?! ha

I may need new ones worse than Steph.