C.V. and Shock Boots - Are they worth it ?

[jo90]

Question to those that have been running their DEX210/410's outdoors and for a while, and if you have used the C.V. or shock boots. Are they really worth having ?

I was looking at them the other day (mainly because looking at the weather im thinking this years outdoor racing might not be as dry and sunny as we may hope) and wondered weather to kit out my 210 & 410 with them.

So, if you have used them what's your thoughts ? Did they benfit the car, did they cause any performance issues etc and do they last well ?

Tanks for any advice and responce

Cheers

John

[GrahamH7060]

Hi John

I run mainly on grass with both the 210 & 410 and use shock boots all round , as far as the for the driveshafts etc I use them on all the diff outdrives, on the 410 I use them on the wheel end of the driveshafts too !

Makes cleaning the car much easier and stops you having to clean out the bearings after every run !!

I did try using them on the wheel end of the 210 but any kind of compression on the suspension and movement of the driveshaft they popped off so don't bother with those !

I also use the small boots for the cv joints to cover the front and rear centre drive shaft connections on the 410 to stop the pins flying out ! ( see pic ! )

Hope all that helps

Graham

[jo90]

cheers for that graham

['caster master]

The 210 wheel axle boots are a joke, the just come off straight away, ridiculous how they even sell them. I was wondering if you can use the 410 boots on the 210 and if they work ok?

[GrahamH7060]

Originally Posted by 'caster master

The 210 wheel axle boots are a joke, the just come off straight away, ridiculous how they even sell them. I was wondering if you can use the 410 boots on the 210 and if they work ok?

True they are a joke ! I put them on , by the time I'd taken the car off the car stand and onto my workbench they had both fallen off !

I didn't bother undoing everything either to get them off , just cut them off with some sharp scissors !

I did use to put some axle grease in the cv joint to aid running and quieten the transmission down a bit , but after racing at Herts the other week it just attracted the sand from the astro , so after cleaning my car again the cv joints that aren't covered with boots are running "dry"

Overall though , the shock boots and Outdrive boots work really well and I full set lasted me almost a full season so I think they are worth the time and effort , if it helps I also use some long nose pliers to apply the cv boots, put the points of the pliers inside the boot and open out the handles then insert the driveshaft , it's a little fiddly but a lot easier than trying to stretch them over the dog bones !