To Boot, or not to Boot (shock boots)
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: McKinney, TX
It depends a lot on what type of wheeling you will be doing. If you are spending a lot of time in the water or mud, I think it is best not to have the boot on. I have done both, and prefer no boots. Much easier to keep clean and dry and prevents things from getting trapped inside the boot. JMO.
When I used to run snow plows in my business (in Ohio, NOT Texas!) I used to keep rs5000's on them and kept the boots, MISTAKE! They rusted and got to be a huge mess (leaks) and that led to replacing. BTW, they were warrantied......
However, if you aren't going to do much off roading and like the look of the boots, then by all means use them. But if they don't have a weep hope, make them yourself at the very least.