Most popular just means more people order it because its so ridiculously cheap. Now if you could give us a review on these axles, that would help. Notice any vibration issues at any speed (slow to high) or extra noises? A slight imbalance in the shaft assembly, or some not so great bearings in the CV assembly will be noticed by many of the people on this forum, as I'm guessing most of us are more in-tune with the way our vehicles drive. That's the reason we drive these cars in the first place, else we'd all own Honda Civics and Chevy Suburbans.

I'm not sure the parking thing plays a major part. I don't think any of our cars ever get parked with the wheels turned for more than a couple hours per year.

But, looking back through my sevice history, it looks like only the R/F boot has ever been replaced, @81k, @91k, and now @141k. So, assuming the L/F is still original, its now up to 141k...

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Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA
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2005 Mini Cooper 100k, British Racing Green/Silver-Black
04/2002 4.6is 140k, Silver/Black-Alcantara *FOR SALE*
1989 325iX 270k, Diamond Black/Black
1984 318i 370k *SOLD* (First Bimmer)
Honorable Mentions: '71 2002, '87 325, '90 325ic, '92 525it, '93 325i, '94 530i