Axles

[Henn28]

Hi all. Anyone have anything good, bad or otherwise to say about non-OEM CV axles? Specifically front right CV shafts. When putting a lift on my X5 I noticed both of my boots on the right are broken open and look to have been that way for quite a while. Car has been an around town bomber for my kids for many years and has been neglected by me. Im throwing parts at it now.

For $100 to $200 I can put a new axle in, unless the aftermarket units fall apart after a couple years. OEM isn’t worth the money as it would be cheaper to redo the joints.

From reading old posts it seems that GKN is the OEM manufacturer and a front right shaft from them runs roughly $280 to $300. PartsGeeks sells a brand named Metelli for $200, which could be a good compromise but I’ve never heard of the brand. After that we are in the $100 range for FEQ and GSP branded units.

Thanks in advance for any lessons learned.