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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 8:28 AM
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Default 2008 Silverado cv joint problems

I have an 08 Chevy with a 3" rough country suspension lift. When I bought it I had to replace the cv joints at 100k miles. It looked like one of them had been replaced already. Now 2 months later after just replacing them the RF is shot again and looks like the LF is leaking grease! Always seemed the RF goes bad first. I had similar issues with my last truck that had a 2" lift. Is there a certain cv joint that I should use for lifted trucks? Not sure what's going on here any help with what to do or try would be greatly appreciated!!
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 9:51 AM
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some lift kits recommend upgraded front driveshafts and they sell for $1000. Maybe see if RC sells a upgraded cv shaft. Most of these companies have good tech support. Call them.
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 1:05 PM
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Thanks for your feedback. I called RC he said the best ones to get are the oem shafts from
GM. Unfortunately they want $500 for just one with only a year warranty. I purchased these last ones from autozone with a lifetime warranty for only $75 but that could be the reason he said I'm going through them so fast cause they might come a little shorter. Not sure what I'm going to do.
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