Front drive shaft options

[Airborne]

Hey everyone I am in the market for a new front drive shaft, the cv boot on mine ripped and is making the fun clicking noise...

Are there other/better options out there besides A1 cardone reman? I have heard some hit or miss reviews on them and I really just want to fix it once. I am very seriously considering ditching this 07 for an 09 or 10 Alpha with the front and rear lockers later on this year so I don't want to really "upgrade" as I will be wasting the money on a vehicle that I am not going to keep.

I appreciate any thoughts on this.

 

[Happy Hummer]

I'd guess you could pretty much call TW shafts or JE Reel and have a custom made or get it rebuilt locally... lol! I'd just rebuild it myself and slap a new boot on.

 

[06 H3]

Thor parts adapter with tatton driveline

 

[Airborne]

Thanks Chris I will check with CJ to see if he has any adapters left.

 

[cgalpha08]

I second what chris said, however if you are really going to trade the rig in for an Alpha, save that mod for the Alpha and just throw a replacement boot/joint on the oem driveshaft and call it good.

 

[Airborne]

Well I think I might be leaning toward the SUT now so until I can get a little more cash this upgrade might be a good idea. I already ordered the Thor parts adapter from CJ and Tatton is here in SLC so I will just pick a shaft up from them.

 

[4speedfunk]

Hang on to your original shaft. That way if you score a new H3...simply yank the THORparts adapter and Tatton shaft and save it for your new ride. Then bolt your old clunker shaft in right before you go to trade it in.
It's a ten minute swap.

 

[Airborne]

Sounds like an awesome idea! I was thinking about an H2 SUT but I may have just had my mind changed again and might be back in the market for an Alpha. Thanks again for the help CJ you couldn't have made this easier.

 

[napalmsticks]

Thor parts adapter with tatton driveline

That is what I did. No complaints.

 

[Happy Hummer]

Fyi
Looked into rebuild of drive shaft more and it really quite reasonable(well for a hummer).
The cv part can be had for about $60 and the time to do the job seems reasonable.

I've no ideal as to the other parts described above.