justin mazzon
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I have a '13 JK and recently tore the front driveline rubber boot. Is this something I should be replace right away? How much would a mechanic charge to do the work. I think a new boot is only like $12.00.
I have a '13 JK and recently tore the front driveline rubber boot. Is this something I should be replace right away? How much would a mechanic charge to do the work. I think a new boot is only like $12.00.
I have a '13 JK and recently tore the front driveline rubber boot. Is this something I should be replace right away? How much would a mechanic charge to do the work. I think a new boot is only like $12.00.
Yah, I have a 3.5" lift and that's why I'm getting nervous, as I have a feeling the dollars are going to start adding up quickly.
Teraflex high angle rzeppa joint for 145 at Northridge and maybe an hour of labor. You can't buy the oem boot by itself and the teraflex comes with a new one and a housing that allows the higher angle.
If you have the money, just replace the front ds with a je reel. Maybe $800 or so. But you'll spend more than that continually tearing your factory shaft boot and having to pay labor on the fixes every time.
If he is only going 37s and isn't an animal, he can get a non-greaseable (stronger than greasable) 1310 front drive shaft for $420 delivered.
1310 joint isn't even as strong as the stock rzeppa. The rest if the shaft may be but not the joint.
But a 1310 u-joint style operates at a higher angle much better than the stock shaft will, which is his problem (3.5" lift)...another stock shaft helps in no way, it just kicks the can a couple of months. It his profile says he is running a 33" tire, so a 1350 would be silly.
How do you think this is going to turn out when he disconnects with 3.5" of lift and the front goes to full droop???? That cheap little joint is going to puke it's grease guts all over the underside and fail soon after.
I keep asking and nobody can answer me.... how many joints have you seen failed due to high angle? Also did you even look at the product? It has a redesigned boot and the area around the boot is made to accommodate the extra angle without destroying the boot.
Not going to lie here, personally, zero, but you have to use some sense here. Is there a reason that any reputable builder or seasoned off roader runs a u-joint style shaft and not a teraflex rzeppa joint? Of course, it's a superior product and a legitimate fix for a problem, not a cheap Chinese bandaid.