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The 3 inch lift is causing the boots to tear . Lasted about 6 month and if I continue the ball joints will need to be replaced again.
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Like any repair on a 20 year old vehicle it's not possible to quote a price because of rust, wear & tear etc. Should there be no problems you would be looking at $125. for the kit install. Some thing's to consider before and during the work would be changing the angle instead of doing a full even drop (which it tough & expense unless your only dropping 1") would be the possibly of a vibration at road speed. The axle has a factory level and changing that can & normally will cause a strain on the front drive shaft from the transfer case, this can be corrected by having a drive-line shop install a pilot joint in the front of the shaft (I would try it then if the vibration is bad I'd would have that done). Another is the possibly that the ball joints are already damaged. If you've got a 100,000 miles or more they are due for replacement anyway and that's a good time to handle that problem, when a ball joint pull's out it normally will damage to front fender. Also take a look at the idler arms for wear and replace them if there's any movement, tires are just to pricey to wear out. A lot depends on the lift you have installed I would image it's at least 2 to 4 inch's to be damaging the CV boot's. The CV joint has a lot of angle play and normally the boot's install from the factory could handle 2" of drop. 20 years old boot's would not but the newer super boots can. If it's over 2" lift, dropping the axle is about your only choice.
Thanks for the help . I have currently new ball joints , boots , a 3 inch lift , new bushings . I couldn't figure out why a brand new boot wouldn't tear on a 3 inch lift . I jumped all over forums and decided to buy the diff drop kit . So you think I should just replace the boot and not worry about the differential drop due to the problems that will cause ?
I would change the boot and try the 2" drop. You can make your own kit and at the same time make it adjustable. On Sheridan a few block's North of 244 on the right side is a cafe, just past them is a road turning going East. It's a dead end just as you get to the end on the Left hand side (North) is a bolts company. Get yourself a 6" stack of good size washers and several length's of grade 8 bolt's (grade 5 will work). Remember to get some extra's just in case. Then you can lower your diff on to a floor jack, slip in a 2" stack of washers and the correct length bolts and give it a try. Then if it does cause a problem take out a 1/2" at a time till you get rid of the vibration and save the work of replacing the boots every 6 months. Cheap and easy, It's something you can do in your driveway as long as the wheels are chocked so you don't get ran over ;( Good luck and stay safe 4 wheeling. Tim