Issues with Front CV Shaft Boots

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Davy-Jones

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I have a 2012 ram 1500 big horn 5.7 hemi. I've replaced the cv shafts twice, the actual half shafts not the intermediate shafts for reference, and ive noticed the boots rubbing together causing them to tear because the wheel hub is sitting higher then the front axle so the shaft is cockeyed causing the boots to rub. Does anyone know a fix for it, is it a common issue, or is it just a horrible design flaw for this style and year?
 

Brandon-w

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Cardone hd axles are the only ones that seem to work for me. No broken boots no snapped shatfs I was going though a set of axles every year
 

Wild one

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I have a 2012 ram 1500 big horn 5.7 hemi. I've replaced the cv shafts twice, the actual half shafts not the intermediate shafts for reference, and ive noticed the boots rubbing together causing them to tear because the wheel hub is sitting higher then the front axle so the shaft is cockeyed causing the boots to rub. Does anyone know a fix for it, is it a common issue, or is it just a horrible design flaw for this style and year?
How much is it lowered,personally i'd bring it back up so things don't rub,but that's just me,lol
 
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