Front Drive Shaft Update

[Mountain4x4]

7500, about 1000 after the 30mm lift.

I’m going to try the Teraflex boot. Folks I know using them aren’t having issues.

Incorrect, mine was a Teraflex, that helps nothing. Only the Agile shaft will help.

 

[mattexplore]

Incorrect, mine was a Teraflex, that helps nothing. Only the Agile shaft will help.

Running a single-cardan 1350 driveshaft is a band-aid which comes with compromises of its own.

I believe my lift has to come off. We are leaving on Silk Road in early ‘27 and I do not want to have it on my mind.

But then again, maybe I’ll just buy a Land Cruiser and not have to worry about this ever again.

 

[ORSO]

7500, about 1000 after the 30mm lift.

I’m going to try the Teraflex boot. Folks I know using them aren’t having issues.

I have not had good experiences with the Teraflex cv:

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Post in thread 'Front Drive Shaft Update'

Oct 19, 2025

I removed the shaft, and fortunately, I managed to get home without any damage. After removing the teraFlex CV joint, which had been installed just 2,000 km ago, I noticed that the snap ring that holds the shaft in place had failed, causing it to pop out. The original CV joint, as already mentioned, was inserted by interference, while this replacement for the teraFlex went in very easily. This probably caused the force to be completely discharged onto the snap ring.

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[anand]

But then again, maybe I’ll just buy a Land Cruiser and not have to worry about this ever again.

Hopefully it’s a 200 and not a 250, as the T24A’s are having failures akin to the V35A’s

 

[255/85]

I don’t think anyone will accuse you of this being how unlikely it is. Give yourself a 2.5” lift, and put an accordion boot over the entire assembly while switching to a teraflex and see what happens. It’ll be a sample size of one, but…

A big boot might hide any early signs of failure like spattered grease but it doesn't seem that there's much advance warning anyway. The boot tears, the grease is flung out, and you're DOA in a couple of klicks.

 

[Zimm]

A big boot might hide any early signs of failure like spattered grease but it doesn't seem that there's much advance warning anyway. The boot tears, the grease is flung out, and you're DOA in a couple of klicks.

But... if the cause is a stone... it will not hide anything, because it's not happening. How else ya gonna prove this without 2000 people putting boots on?

 

[Mountain4x4]

New Landcruiser has a few...concerns;
1. Junk Engines
2. Gearing
3. Transmissions
4. Under engineered diffs
5. Delicate front end
Pick your poison, but at least Ineos tried to develop something robust we can easily upgrade. The new Toyotas not so much.

 

[Zimm]

New Landcruiser has a few...concerns;
1. Junk Engines
2. Gearing
3. Transmissions
4. Under engineered diffs
5. Delicate front end
Pick your poison, but at least Ineos tried to develop something robust we can easily upgrade. The new Toyotas not so much.

Well, that all depends on which LC... theres a 600 mile 2003 100 series on cars and bids. I beat the living shit out of my 2002 and only retired it for rust. Operationally flawless, and super bland to look at. Ive had every LC (no prados) gwagon, and few various weirdo rigs, and that 100.... for the non hard core the category I put the Gren into, that rig still seems like the closest to the sweet spot a decade after parking it. I'm on week 12 total of this thing being in the shop since I bought it. It's front end flaws appear to un-correctable. I may be bidding. Dump this and fill my man crisis void with a 997 gts.