ok i just got new outer tie rod boots and new UCA boots from energy suspension

now how the do i install them, their not like the stock ones

 

There should be a small thin retaining ring around the old boots. Remove that ring and install the new boot using the old retaining ring. Should fit up just the same.

 

do i need to fill it back up with anything cause the stock onee had a bunch of grease or something in it

if so what do i fill it with and how as well

 

Just put a glob of grease along the inside wall of the new red boots. Any suspension grease from the autoparts store will do. Then install it on the stud & put the old cir-clip back on.

 

ok i went out and looked at em and the old ones have a groove for the clip to go around and the new ones from energy suspension dont have the groove for it to slip over

so what now?

 

Looks like you just don't use the circlip, and hope the boot is tight enough that it doesn't come off. Waste of time IMO. OEM rubber would be better and probably cheaper too...

 

ES boots dont use any circlip.

just fill em with grease and squich them in. wipe off any excess grease after youve tighten it down.

dont worry, nothing is getting inside of the boot.

theyre definately more durable than the stock rubber boots. but they do have a lower melting temp than rubber. so not good for track use. street is fine.

having a poly boot is going to do nothing for performance. not even sure why they bother. i liked them because i could whack a bit more indiscriminately when popping off the balljoints, not having to worry about puncturing the boot. thats pretty much the only plus.

yes, new rubber boots are cheap.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ES boots dont use any circlip.

just fill em with grease and squich them in. wipe off any excess grease after youve tighten it down.

dont worry, nothing is getting inside of the boot.

theyre definately more durable than the stock rubber boots. but they do have a lower melting temp than rubber. so not good for track use. street is fine.

having a poly boot is going to do nothing for performance. not even sure why they bother. i liked them because i could whack a bit more indiscriminately when popping off the balljoints, not having to worry about puncturing the boot. thats pretty much the only plus.

yes, new rubber boots are cheap.</TD></TR></TABLE>

HELLO, it's poly, you're supposed to have it everywhere for the performance gain.,....DUH!!!

Do they cost more than the stock ones?