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Regarding IRS CV joints and boots: as usual, I'm swimming against the current.

The boot/axle/CV kits sold by EMPI on eBay (and well, everywhere else) have Chinese CV joints. They are nowhere near OG quality.

If you want quality CV joints, GKN Löbro is the only good choice. A single CV joint costs about as much as the entire setup from EMPI-- but they are the best available, and one of the pieces where you get what you pay for. As far as I know, nobody sells the already assembled kits using these CV joints, and you are stuck with EMPI boots no matter what you decide to do-- but the EMPI boots at least offer some options (stock, or a couple of heavy-duty options).

I really wish I could unbolt the entire setup and slip new ones in when the boots crack (and if you've got an IM with the drivetrain slid forward, they will crack), but I'm unwilling to risk it with a big/powerful engine. I might risk it with a 1776, etc.-- but not with a 2L+ engine.

As I said, I'm often the guy swimming upstream, but this is my story and I'm sticking with it.

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