A couple of years ago I opted to change out the boots and grease on a pair of OEM Honda axles. My limited experience with CVs has led me to prefer retaining OEM axles to using parts-store replacements.
I used EMPI boots and now, 30k later, the outer boots are starting to get some small cracks on the inside folds. The inners are fine.
I'm sure new OEM boots would be the best but I'm just too cheap to go that route. My question is, among aftermarket brands, what is the preferred CV boot for long life? My options:
Precision (Moog)
Beck Arnley
Raybestos professional grade
EMPI
I have also heard of Rockford boots which are supposedly more resilient but they cost about the same as OEM.
I used EMPI boots and now, 30k later, the outer boots are starting to get some small cracks on the inside folds. The inners are fine.
I'm sure new OEM boots would be the best but I'm just too cheap to go that route. My question is, among aftermarket brands, what is the preferred CV boot for long life? My options:
Precision (Moog)
Beck Arnley
Raybestos professional grade
EMPI
I have also heard of Rockford boots which are supposedly more resilient but they cost about the same as OEM.