Lobro CV Boots: are they as good as they used to be?

[Hendog]

I'm about to replace the CV boots. I have new Lobro kits. I've read in another thread a while back, someone here had replaced with new and they cracked about a year later. So now I'm wondering if I should just reuse my old boots. Below is a picture of the old versus the new. The new appears to be slightly smaller in diameter. I also wonder about the quality of the rubber. Does anyone have any insight into the quality of Lobros' current CV boot?

[burgermeister]

I had issues with the boots that came on the new axles. I do not know if the replacament boots have the same issues. The boot in your picture does not look like the boots that come on the replacement axles - not nearly enough flash at the parting line.

I do not have enough time on the EMPI kits to comment on them - I've got 1 year on one axle, and 1/2 a year on the other.

[RWebb]

dunno, BUT VW Vanagon people are having problems - it seems many CV joint boots are being outsourced and are infested with Chinese drywall

[Hendog]

I'm going to put the old boots back on. In my humble opinion they are better than the new ones. The old rubber is better rubber; it feels better and stronger. The new rubber just isn't as compliant as one would expect.
I shot a video and put it on youtube showing the difference. Judge for yourself.

‪MVI_1975.AVI‬‏ - YouTube