Newer car tech question (FWD problems)

RedFish said

So this 96 Camry I'm spiffing up for grand daughter needed right/long axle replaced and a outer boot on left axle. I went to Advance auto parts and priced their right axle and the Dorman Uniboots they carry. Flimsy overpriced light blue colored silicone. About 20 more dollars got both entire axles from RockAuto. No brainer.
There was a time when a company called CV Masters made a lot of coin replacing CV boots. It isn't so common today. I was talking with Randy at the Carquest store who said he doesn't recall how long its been since they sold a CV boot.

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I know for this car I will eventually be needing better axles anyway, stock it puts out 247 lb-ft and after I buy it from my dad I plan on getting a tune which will bump it up to 310+ lb-ft, quite a bit for a FWD car and it already easily spins the front tires which I also plan to upgrade to something wider. There is a company called Raxles that does high-quality rebuilt OE CV axles for import makes which I will be getting new ones from, from now on.

Interestingly this car doesn't have torque steer due to the front suspension design, it shares the same front end from the late '90s-early 2000s Audi A4/A6. Very sophisticated but not very rugged :rolleyes: