front lower arm grease boot question

[willie knuckles]

This is my front left lower arm grease boot. Should it look this deformed? Once I tightened the spindle it looks a bit crushed. Does this need to be re-done before I get too far or is it "ok".

Thanks for your help!

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[Papa]

Do yourself a favor now, before the entire car is built and just replace the boots with Energy Suspension parts. My issue was with the upper boots, but here are some pics.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CN9AQU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Before:

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=136208&d=1602452358

After:

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=136430&d=1602892574

[gbranham]

The base of the blue boot appears to have slid up a bit. Slide it down, and when the suspension is at ride height (engine in, wheels and tires on, etc), it won't be as deformed.

[CraigS]

I could sure be wrong but it looks to me like there is a black boot under the blue boot.

[rich grsc]

I could sure be wrong but it looks to me like there is a black boot under the blue boot.
I think you could be right, it does look like that. :confused:

[gbranham]

Mine look like this. I think you're right...someone added an extra blue boot on top of the black boot.

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[KippRacing]

i'm building a 35 truck but my ball joints had boots on them and then the instructions told me to put the supplied boots on too. I wonder if the instructions didn't get updated and some are putting boots on top of boots.....

[rich grsc]

I'm sure the understanding would be, to remove one, before installing the other?

[jeskam]

That's how I ruined both boots lol

[toadster]

dang, one more thing to think about doing...

[scrubs]

Do what Papa said. I had to after I found my FFR boots cracked at 500 mile check up.

P.s may help to fill the boots after install. I waited until build complete. Conceivable stress of the rubber at such deflated state contributed.