Phantom01Pathfinder Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 just getting "aboot"- get it, get it? Oh wait we aren't Canadian (Pezzy won't be happy with me for that one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfftourRoadie96 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I found this site --> www.rockfordcv.com that sells high quality (at least from the site it sounds good) cv boots for just about everything. Depending on the condition of my joint, i will just order some new boots . Actually Steve (NPORA MEMBER FLEURYS) discovered it for us a while back! Fleurys CV Boot Find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Deal! Do you have any pics of your pathy? Sure do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick13 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 White with the black = very nice. I had a friend readjust his boot so that it doesn't allow the bellows to rub - it's an experiment but it might give yet another option to lengthening the lives of our boots. I like seeing all these DuraTracs!!! I can't wait to wheel them this summer and see how they handle. If they are any good, they are quite possibly my favorite tire yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 Actually Steve (NPORA MEMBER FLEURYS) discovered it for us a while back! Fleurys CV Boot Find thats a sweet write-up!!! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 I like seeing all these DuraTracs!!! I can't wait to wheel them this summer and see how they handle. If they are any good, they are quite possibly my favorite tire yet! Im with Rick13 on this one! Lets see more DuraTracs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow4me Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 How wide are your rims and what backspacing did you end up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 How wide are your rims and what backspacing did you end up with? The wheels i got are 16x8 and have 3.75 backspacing...waited 7 weeks for them because it is a "special order", at least that what i was told. And it was worth the wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Today is passanger side CV replacement and warn manual hub install. Going to follow 01Silvapathy's write up...should be finished tonite and will report back in with results Edited April 22, 2011 by Phantom01Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) I made a write up on it??? Edited April 22, 2011 by 01silvapathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 (edited) well i completed my passanger side CV replacement a while ago...time to do the driver side soon. noticed today that its torn... i havent decided yet whether or not im going to buy a whole new shaft or just replace the boots yet...the boot isnt completely broken like what happened on the passanger side... Edited May 22, 2011 by Phantom01Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Is anybody else having issues with torn boots? my original driver side is torn as i stated above, and the CV i just replaced on the passanger side is torn now... ive only wheeled one time since installing the lift... any thought? Edited June 20, 2011 by Phantom01Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Where on the boot is tear? And was the tear in the same place on both of the boots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Where on the boot is tear? And was the tear in the same place on both of the boots? It always tears on the inner boot, right next to where the metal clamp is that seals the boot to the shaft. have you had issues? do you run with your hubs locked or unlocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I run with my hubs unlocked at all times unless I'm going into the woods. I inspected my boots last weekend and they seem to be holding on okay. They are stock and have never been replaced (165+k miles). I wonder if your boots are tearing there because of the "extreme" angle from the lift? My whole concern with installing the manual hubs in the first place was for this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 yah thats what i thought the purpose of the manual hubs was...not to turn the front shaft. I just dont know why my boots are still tearing if they arent spinning... and i know my hubs are installed correctly...i checked to make sure that they engage and disengage properly...so im dumb founded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Weather wear and tear are all factors of torn boots. Both my stock cv's got torn boots a few months after the lift was put on. Simple solution for me was to get a remanufactured cv from orilleys. They come with a lifetime warranty on them so if they break or tear a boot in the future its a free replacement. Another big thing that helps is to spray down both boots with a silocone spray to help keep the boot rubber lubricated. Fleurys also did a write up on here about thermoplastic boots if you are willing to take the cv apart and replace the boots on both sides. Those boots are REALLY durable from what I have heard. He has a write up on npora somewhere of the job with pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Found it http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=26677&st=0&p=492986&hl=+thermoplastic%20+boots&fromsearch=1entry492986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom01Pathfinder Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 thanks...ill be looking into this before my Badland trip in July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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