Just a quick note; You were asking about cheep places for CV joints. I personally have had the experience of replacing my CV joints twice, in about as many weeks. I originally bought some "inexpensive" CV boots from a mail-order VW parts dealer, and installed them. A couple weeks later, I notice the same sounds that you were describing, particularly when I took a corner one certain way. Looking underneath, I found that the outside CV boots had both split, one more severe then the other. I called them up, and they said I must have installed them wrong. I spent the money, got good quality CV boots, and haven't had a problem with them in the three years I have had them on. In short, the CV boots are a place where you want the highest quality you can afford; otherwise you might end up saving that 80 bucks for beer, but not be able to drive to the store to pick it up :( Geosh
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