So i bought yellow fogs for it and i take out the wheels then i see my real problem. The front right cv boot by the axle is ripped could this be because i lowered my car? I am just wondering will this be under warranty? Please help

 

Typically they rip on all cars.

You could replace it and hit a large pothole a week later and it rip. However, you may have some future problems with it drying up because the joints are suppose to be lubricated and that boot keeps it from drying out.

I wouldn't worry about it because you lowered it. Lowering springs have nothing to do with the boot ripping, its just merely driving and it happens. Take it to a mechanic first, see what he says, then take it to the dealer. If there is pressure points because of lowering the car that made the boot rip, then the mechanic should tell you so.

If not, this is probably not covered under warrenty.

Have you hit a large pothole recently?

 

mine ripped on my lowered x, i think it was when i slid the axel back in when the car was going back together. u can smell the grease burning. took the axel to carquest cost me 60 to rebuild it

 

It seems like lowered cars have the tendency to have ripped CV boots more often.

 

You must have hit something that caused it to tear. If you catch it early enough you can just replace the boot, but if it too late and you have a bunch of dirt in it, you're going to have to replace the axle. Get it done right away.

 

yea my car is lowered, i am going to sell my springs hence fix the boot. Going to save up for coil overs.

 

yea i found out saturday morning which ment it happened recently, i went to infiniti bought the boot they said it should come wednesday so i am going to do it that day. What sucks is i drive to school every day doing about 30 miles a day so i am gunna have about 90 miles by wednesday .

 

I wish i knew what a cv boot was...

 

It's part of your suspension and it's the black stretchy cover that goes over your CV joint. Here's a pic of it:

 

yea thats it ;(

 

I just found out today that my cv boot ripped too. There's a bit of grease splash around it. Is this gonna be an ongoing problem for lowered cars?

 

uhm what are you lowered on, also it could be the way the guys installed yours. Also you better fix that asap because my bearing is shot i need a rebuild kit;(

 

its just the way you drive and it can happen. think about how much pressuregoes onto the axles when you hit that huge pothole at a rate of speed, and the weight of the car.

thats why you see me swerving and dodging bumps when im driving.

 

i guarentee it has something to do with the springs because if u hit a bump its 10x harder if say u have coil overs that are ment for that kind of ride kenny.

 

Earliest my dealer got me was Monday afternoon. Am I ok till then? My commute is 14 miles one way.