holycaveman

Anyone have personal experience with this upgrade.

is it worth it? I guess that is the main question.

just for off road use.

holycaveman

And yes I used the search function. To no avail.

BNJeepsta

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-...-steering.html

Atmos

I can tell you it looks easy to set up, because it is. get a decent pump and try the rest through surplus. drill and tap your own box if you feel like it, I had westtexasoffroad do mine.

ram, pump, lines, fittings, cooler, tapped box. piece of cake. bleed the system well. some people have the magic hydro assist touch but I do not. I'm still tweaking my setup. the only problem with YOU getting hydro assist is you'll actually have to build some decent steering setup so you actually have a real tie rod to mount the ram to

holycaveman

Ha! I thought of that damit. 8) I like my weak stock set up. But turning these 36's sucks. And things get hot quick.

Shoot for 500 bucks it does not sound bad?

holycaveman

Thanks for the link BNjeepsta.

Atmos

$300 for steering + $500 for hydro = $800


I say worth it. frame rails don't like moving big tires. especially when they're all hacked up cough cough

holycaveman

I can do it all for 500.

And my frame rails will be much more rigid than stock. I moved the steering box back. So i have to plate it for mounting.

Atmos

oh yeah. forgot I payed extra for the rebuild at westtex. you could probably do it for 500

Rock Toy

Less than 200.00 for the Hydro-assist if you do the West Texas offroad upgrade on your pump. http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.co...rsteering.html Then drill and tap your gearbox, plus you'll need a steer cooler.

Be careful running the hoses, I used the same length, and got an extra for a spare. Just in case one crapped out on a wheeling trip.

Omnipotent Octopus

nevermind, i see its only recommended for off road use.

Atmos

was this a question about full hydro?

regular assist is fine for freeway speeds, in case anyone was wondering

TigerXJ

Yep. The problem with full hydro is no mechanical linkage backup. Hydro assist you still have mechanical link, so hose fails, you still have steering input.

N20jeep

Yea, I DD with assist. No issues.