G'day All,

I noticed this today and I wasn't a happy bunny,

I installed new front suspension components one year ago. I adjusted the suspension and drove around the block only to find oil peeing from the engine exhaust manifold - so since then I've been rebuilding the engine - and then I got bored and I've since stripped the car down to almost nothing and started painting... the point of this babble?

I've done zero miles on these components and look at the state of the rubber boots on these ball joints now



The boots are all cracked.

Perhaps one winter under a car under a tarpaulin will do that to rubber.

Anyway - such is life.

Does anyone have any ways to preserve these rubber components?

Does anyone know of a manufacturer that makes the Rolls Royce of rubber boots? What's the best replacement?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!