RCV axle boot
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man u would have to measure a brand new axle c, 20 of us could measure ours now and give back 20 different measurements.
do you have the prosteer ball joints? if not, then i would not worry about the issue. i gusseted mine after nearly 3 years of offroading, so who knows if mine were bent, but i do have the rcv's installed. along with new stock ball joints. if u would like, i will measure what my clearance is, i dont seem to have any issues.
i think it was dave mentioned. you would not want to cut into the boot for the rcv, that would compromise it. the boot holds all the grease in and on extreme turns, the edge of the boot comes close to the edge of the inside of the metal
do you have the prosteer ball joints? if not, then i would not worry about the issue. i gusseted mine after nearly 3 years of offroading, so who knows if mine were bent, but i do have the rcv's installed. along with new stock ball joints. if u would like, i will measure what my clearance is, i dont seem to have any issues.
i think it was dave mentioned. you would not want to cut into the boot for the rcv, that would compromise it. the boot holds all the grease in and on extreme turns, the edge of the boot comes close to the edge of the inside of the metal
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I have the prosteers. Im just trying to figure out a way to determine if I will have the clearance. Some folks are grinding a little bit of the ball joints, some may not be able to fit even with grinding. Does anyone have the width of the RCV boot at its thickest point, vs the stock rubi u joint?
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Originally Posted by Ryanc
I would love to eventually get these axles, but really dont want to grind on my balljoint. It seems you could trim that boot instead? What do you all think.
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My rubi ujoint has about 2-3 mm of clearance from the prosteer ball joint. Does anyone know how much wider the rcv ball is than the rubi u joint.