Japanese CV Boots

[bikewiz]

I picked up a set of inner and outer Japanese CV boots from Classic Minis Japan. The box alone was worth the price. The boots are really well made heavy duty rubber.

[MiniDave]

Made out of an actual rubber compound and not some plasticized crap pretending to be rubber?

How much were they?

[bikewiz]

Made out of an actual rubber compound and not some plasticized crap pretending to be rubber?

How much were they?

Really nice smooth heavy rubber.
They're around $50/pair the HD type from MS are $35/pair for comparison, so not cheap, but the last set from MS I got lasted, I think, a little less than 5 years.

[MiniDave]

Yes, rubber products I've been getting from Spares or Sport have been just crap lately. Ball joint boots don't even last a month - in fact I've had some that split before I got to drive the car after replacing a ball joint or tie rod end.

That's why I went ahead and bought the expensive ball joints from Japan for the hot rod, in hopes that they'll last.

[bikewiz]

All of the stuff I've bought from Classic Minis Japan has been really good quality. We'll see how these boots last.