Aftermarket CV Axle Recommendation

[D60]

I put a Mopar axle on my Town and Country a couple weeks ago. It was $500, but I won’t need to do that side again. I couldn’t say that with a $150 axle. I got 127,000 out of the old one.

When my Camry tore a CV boot I took it to Toyota for the repair while I was on vacation and didn’t need the car. I assumed I would be paying for a new axle. They replaced the boot on the original axle. It was worth having the dealer do it with that result.

Wait, a T&C is worth $500??? JK!!!!

 

[svtrit]

Wait, a T&C is worth $500??? JK!!!!

Yeah, if I didn’t need to keep it 2-3 more years I would have gone a cheaper route. Sine my 10, 8, and 4 year old don’t do well with helping keep the van clean, I have no desire to get something nice. Daddy got a JL Wrangler instead.

 

[Tundragod]

I bought left and right cv axles for my 08 Accord from closing Advance auto last week at 75% off to keep them for spares. I hope I never need to replace them but at ~$60 for the two, I took the plunge.

 

[D60]

I can't believe I willingly purchased Dorman anything but I just got a Dorman shaft for a '14 Rogue because it was the only one I could find with a TPE outer boot.

 

[shyne]

Probably the only aftermarket CV joint supplier that will provide top quality. It also puts OEM pricing into perspective.
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i have put multiple axles on cars their were times i replaced axles on the same car 2 to 3 times in a row i had a ford taurus and a lexus the taurus i got the car quest advance auto brand which ended up being a gsp branded axle thing was junk out the box vibrated any time u hit the gas the old one was in better shape then the new gsp i bought i swap it out with warrrenty same exact thing warrenty means nothing just means if its junk u get to do ur job over and over again for free the only brand that ever worked for me was trakmotive or surtrak which is the same i put a trakmotive on a taurus never had a problem again i had the same problem with a 2008 lexys i but a duralast gold house brand from auto zone on it same thing any time u hit the gas it vibrated had to do the job again got another trak motive fixed the problem also had a jeep 2 front trak motive axles smooth as butter the boot quality on all axles are basically the same unless u take the boot off and swap it out with a beter quality one and grease it urself thats the only way the boot will ever be better they all rip at some point some sooner then later its all rubber rite now i have a mercedes that needs a axle im going rite with trak motive even napa is junk i got a wheel bearing napa brand from them was a press in one matched the part numbers it was just a dorman wheen bearing with a napa packageing the part store house brands they sell are all just repackaged after market parts napas wheel bearings are dorman advance auto axles are gsp the pads and rotors at napa and oriellys even advanced auto they all cary the same brake pad brands the house brands for the brake pads and rotors areall raybestos powerstop and durago branded all reckaged junk u gota know what ur buying i have alot of experience with what brands will always work ive had to re due jobs 4 or 6 times until i found brands that work struts to all the strut brands that autozone sells andadvance is all gabriel and monroe struts monroe sturt assemblies with the springs are all junk the blue ones and the black oe spectrums junk struts i always go with kyb brake pads always go with akebono,,rotors always go with advics,,or pagid,or zimmerman,,oxygen sensors,,and spark plugs,,go with ngk,,bosh,,denso,,,,axles always trakmotive,,beck arnley is also a good brand,mando,,dea is good,,,as far as tires go good brands are hankook,,gt radial,,kelly edge,,continentals,,,pirellis,,,michellen..achillies,,,,toyo,,,,prinx,,,yohkohoma,,cooper..dont buy moog moog use to be good quality now moog sucks ive had brand new moog ball joints brand new out the box with play on them,,,lemforder,,,meyle,,,mahle,ac delco,,remy,,smp standered brand is hit or miss,,,stay away from moog,,stay away fron carquest,,duralast,,mevotech,,,dorman,,,skp,,import direct,,,walker,, presision,,motor rad,,,these are all brands i wouldnt hesitate to buy any one of the brands i recomended i promise you i did all the hard work for you and as always oem is always the way to go thats usually how u get a guarenteed fix just got to do it 1 tie then ur done sorry for the noval

 

[Kurtatron]

I have put two Detroit Axle CV axles on beaters, and they worked great. One was a Solara manual transmission. Since CV axle was rare and unique to a manual transmission, I had no choice but to go aftermarket.

The other was my Ford Focus. No vibrations on either car. I think there are some acceptable aftermarket CV axles out there.it’s just a roll of the dice.

 

[ATex7239]

Hyundai got a driver’s side CV Axle Assembly - Duralast Gold from AZ - time will tell how well it holds up. Only been a few months.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I believe you can get new axles instead of rebuilts. Should help?

 

[JHZR2]

I believe you can get new axles instead of rebuilts. Should help?

I think OP said they couldn’t afford.

There’s an outfit in CO. CVG Axle or something like that, who supposedly does a superior job, is very cognizant of protecting the case hardening, etc.

 

[dfarr67]

I'd rather find good used oem or catch mine before they are totally trashed and clean pack reskin.

 

[Carlostrece]

Last I heard, Moog has two product lines. One is Chinese made and not so good. The other is USA made and still good.

I still like the American made Moog products.

I also like the new CV axles by these guys https://www.cardone.com. I've never tried their remanufactured CV axles so I can't comment on them.

On Jeeps I used Moog American made product line parts and new cardone.com CV axles with excellent results for years with oversize tires. On my Buick I recently had cardone.com new (not remanufactured) CV axles installed. So far so good.