Long Travel CV boots

Toyota700 · 04-15-2008, 10:30 AM

just put in the 3in OME suspension lift. have been talking to folks and reading up on the cv boot wear. would rather just replace them once. what has been your experience with how long the stock boot will last before they need to be replaced? does anyone know of anyone who has a long travel boot kit for the 05+?

tacosupreme · 04-15-2008, 11:19 AM

the new boots are weird shaped inside and nobody makes anything better than stock so far. I busted a boot at about 30,000 miles, but I'm harder on shit than the average guy so don't let my mileage be any type of wear indicator.

taco4life · 04-15-2008, 11:33 AM

yea man, i have had my lift for over 2 years (30K) and haven't had a prob yet

Marc M · 04-15-2008, 07:49 PM

I got about 40,000 miles or so before my first one puked.

Marc M

Ebruddah · 04-15-2008, 08:21 PM

59,887 miles and no problems...

I wheel about 2 times a month on average...

planter · 04-15-2008, 08:27 PM

I just busted my first boot Saturday blazing across a muddy wheat stubble field, I really want to just wrap in in duck tape, but i bought a new boot instead for 43 dollars, 30,082 miles.

mpower · 04-15-2008, 09:42 PM

well i will pretty much screw myself here, im a little above 60k and no probs usually wheeling a couple times a month and i beat the shit out of the truck. but i usually also clean the cv boots every couple of months or so with rubber care. ill probably be chiming in here again about a busted boot the next time i go wheeling , now that ive said it.

ryguy · 04-15-2008, 10:19 PM

the problem i found is more about not finding just the boot, but you have to buy the whole axel with both boots.. if anyone can direct me to a single boot I need it! I have LT truck with 15k wheeling through whoops at 60mph+ No problems yet.

tacosupreme · 04-16-2008, 12:00 AM

just go to the dealership and pick up a boot kit, or order one from Shannon. They're only $40 and come with grease, inner and outer boots, and clamps.

KMAN · 04-16-2008, 04:27 AM

Don't forget you need 2 or 3 special tools for the banding clamps, etc. 1 tool doesn't do them all.

tacosupreme · 04-16-2008, 04:45 AM

I did mine with one tool, those funny looking plier doohickeys crimp the clamps on and that's it.

06HAOLE · 04-16-2008, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacosupreme

I did mine with one tool, those funny looking plier doohickeys crimp the clamps on and that's it.

x2 Logan. The 05+ Tacomas have the same clamp on both sides.

ryguy · 04-16-2008, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacosupreme

just go to the dealership and pick up a boot kit, or order one from Shannon. They're only $40 and come with grease, inner and outer boots, and clamps.

i went to the dealership. thats y I made that comment. any suggestions where I can just get the boots that would be great.

06HAOLE · 04-16-2008, 12:56 PM

Shannon at toyota offroad parts. They are under the sponsor section

04-15-2008, 10:30 AM	#1
Toyota700 Veteran Member My Rig: 2005 Tacoma Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 742	Long Travel CV boots just put in the 3in OME suspension lift. have been talking to folks and reading up on the cv boot wear. would rather just replace them once. what has been your experience with how long the stock boot will last before they need to be replaced? does anyone know of anyone who has a long travel boot kit for the 05+? __________________ 05 Taco Icon/Camburg Mid-Travel Front. All-Pro Hybrid w/ Warn m8000. TG/NF Sliders. Tom Woods D/S. BFG 33's. Icon AAL's. WE Monotube 500's. NF Fab Rear Bumper. All-Pro skids. NF Fab Diff Armour. 4.56.

04-15-2008, 11:19 AM	#2
tacosupreme Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pendleton, OR Posts: 2,640	the new boots are weird shaped inside and nobody makes anything better than stock so far. I busted a boot at about 30,000 miles, but I'm harder on shit than the average guy so don't let my mileage be any type of wear indicator. __________________ "Don't touch the trim!" Earlie Cuyler, Squidbillies http://www.youtube.com/woodlogan

04-15-2008, 11:33 AM	#3
taco4life Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fort Collins, CO/ SoCal Posts: 725	yea man, i have had my lift for over 2 years (30K) and haven't had a prob yet __________________ 05 taco 4x4 extracab 6speed, Fox 2.5 Remote Reservoirs, camburg UCA's, AAL, fox remote res. rear, flowmaster 40ser. , pioneer Avic120, 33" bfg A/T's, allpro bumper, trail gear sliders, warn M8000, lightforce HID's, Doug Thorley Long Tube Headers, procomp7089, 4 Alpine R-Series Speakers, alpine amp, JL sub, HID's, all pro fenders, URD STAGE III SUPERCHARGER soon

04-15-2008, 07:49 PM	#4
Marc M Smells like tacos in here Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington, PA Posts: 287	I got about 40,000 miles or so before my first one puked. Marc M __________________ '06 Tacoma DUB-cab, 4X4, V6, 6-spd, SR5 / TRD Off Road '90 4Runner SR5 5-Spd '86 Shortbed 4X4 5-Spd,SAS'd ASAP '82 Supra 5-Spd Take your automatic and "Stick" it........ My Web Album in Progress

04-15-2008, 08:21 PM	#5
Ebruddah Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I'm in L.A., TRICK! Posts: 2,874	59,887 miles and no problems... I wheel about 2 times a month on average... __________________ 2005 Tacoma V6 SR5 - 4WD AC TRD Off Road - 6 Speed M/T: ARB Bull Bar, SuperWinch 9.0 EPI, Total Chaos UCAs, IVD Coilovers, OME rear shocks & Dakars, Optima YT, Yaesu FT-2800, Cobra 29, BudBuilt IFS Skids, 285/75/16 Goodyear MT/R Kevlar on MB Wheels 72s, All-Pro Sliders & rear bumper, 10 lb. PowerTank with HPX Regulator

04-15-2008, 08:27 PM	#6
planter Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	I just busted my first boot Saturday blazing across a muddy wheat stubble field, I really want to just wrap in in duck tape, but i bought a new boot instead for 43 dollars, 30,082 miles.

04-15-2008, 09:42 PM	#7
mpower Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: socal Posts: 1,629	well i will pretty much screw myself here, im a little above 60k and no probs usually wheeling a couple times a month and i beat the shit out of the truck. but i usually also clean the cv boots every couple of months or so with rubber care. ill probably be chiming in here again about a busted boot the next time i go wheeling , now that ive said it. __________________ Defined Engineering - Fab Services - Installs - Prep - Light Racing Jouncestop Rebuilding King Shock Servicing Yorba Linda , CA 951-217-4947 http://definedengineering.com 2005 tacoma access 4wd sport getting to be too much to list!! "I didn't fail 3,000 times. I found 3,000 ways how not to create a lightbulb"-Thomas Edison "Wise men talk because they have something to say, fools talk because they have to say something."- Plato

04-15-2008, 10:19 PM	#8
ryguy Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SOCAL Posts: 2,494	the problem i found is more about not finding just the boot, but you have to buy the whole axel with both boots.. if anyone can direct me to a single boot I need it! I have LT truck with 15k wheeling through whoops at 60mph+ No problems yet. __________________ OLD TRUCK: 2005 Toyota Tacoma DC LB v6 4x4 TRD. DMZed HERE IT IS: DMZ Info: http://www.dmzfab.com/ryanmac.html

04-16-2008, 12:00 AM	#9
tacosupreme Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pendleton, OR Posts: 2,640	just go to the dealership and pick up a boot kit, or order one from Shannon. They're only $40 and come with grease, inner and outer boots, and clamps. __________________ "Don't touch the trim!" Earlie Cuyler, Squidbillies http://www.youtube.com/woodlogan

04-16-2008, 04:27 AM	#10
KMAN Toyota Trail Rider Join Date: May 2006 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 419	Don't forget you need 2 or 3 special tools for the banding clamps, etc. 1 tool doesn't do them all. __________________ Patrick Kromrey 1998 Toyota Tacoma SR5 TRD w/e-locker Fabtech performance coilovers with AllPro 650# springs Custom 7-leaf packs w/N85 shocks 4.88's with ARB front locker, PolyPerformance rear chromo shafts 1/2 hp On-board air system Leer hard-top (Not for wheelin') 285/75/16 Treadwright "MTR's" on 16x8 OMF/Weld beadlocks 2" PA BL Winch/syth line Home-made front/rear tube bumpers, sliders, skids, full Exo Etc,etc.....and a $4 digital walmart clock....

04-16-2008, 04:45 AM	#11
tacosupreme Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pendleton, OR Posts: 2,640	I did mine with one tool, those funny looking plier doohickeys crimp the clamps on and that's it. __________________ "Don't touch the trim!" Earlie Cuyler, Squidbillies http://www.youtube.com/woodlogan

04-16-2008, 12:56 PM	#14
06HAOLE Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 2,459	Shannon at toyota offroad parts. They are under the sponsor section __________________ 2006 Tacoma 4x4 BFG / King / Total Chaos / Walker Evans / Soltek / DMZ / Currie / Wilwood / BMS / Defined Engineering (SOLD March 2011) 2012 Tacoma 4x4 Nice DD w/BFG ATs

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