smccahill Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I have OME fronts and I noticed that one dust boot is missing on the driver's side and there is a slight tear in the passenger boot. Should I look into getting new boots and then have them installed? Seems like a lot of work to remove the strut just to put a dust boot on it. Do those things really work anyway? Any guidance is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinnwn Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I don't know of anyone that replaces just a strut boot because it is such a pain. The struts aren't that expensive compared to the labor of replacing them. They just run them till they die. The boot just keeps some of the dust out of the strut rod seal. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyeager Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 My OE struts never had these boots when I purchased it. The seals were not blown yet when I changed to new struts at 300,000 miles. I didn't off-road it, but I would guess that the grit that sprayed all over them when driving in the rain was every bit as hard on the seals as heavy mud would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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