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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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CV Joint Help
My sti is starting to "clunk" from the cv joints. Is there an upgrade replacement? best place to buy? any help is appreciated! thanks guys
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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How many miles on the axles?
How do you know its the axles?
I ask, because STi's are rather noisy cars.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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109k on them
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Buy new ones from the dealer.
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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OEM for sure. I just had to replace one of my rear axles due to cracked boot. 102K.
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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OEM for sure. I just had to replace one of my rear axles due to cracked boot. 102K.
how much did you pay?
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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Come thru magnum ill hook you up with a dealer discount...
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Come thru magnum ill hook you up with a dealer discount...
Im down for that, u think u can find out how much they are out the door at the dealer? i need them badly. already purchased the boots so its just the cv's i need
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Boots are useless, the axle comes complete and the labor to replace the boots costs more than the axle... That's why you just replace the whole thing. I think it was $140 installed.
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