best brands for half shafts?

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best brands for half shafts?

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I need to replace my half shafts...what are the best brands to buy?
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Re: best brands for half shafts?

Post by Captn. Crunch »

OEM is the best shaft. If you look at remanufactured you will usually see they are rebuilding stock units. The steel in "new" aftermarket units can be hit or miss. I've seen new aftermarkets snap right out of the box when four wheeling with the s-10 guys
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