Steering box upgrade??
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What are you doing to make this happen racing it off road with large tires?
The only boxes I would look at would be Red Head & Blue Top but they are not an up grade but a better re-built units as they use bearings in place of soft bushings.
I would give them a call and tell them what you got, how you use the truck and where the boxes break and see what they say.
Dave ----
The only boxes I would look at would be Red Head & Blue Top but they are not an up grade but a better re-built units as they use bearings in place of soft bushings.
I would give them a call and tell them what you got, how you use the truck and where the boxes break and see what they say.
Dave ----
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yes its a off road rig. Have the box tapped for hydro assist. First time I broke it, didn’t surprise me at all because I clipped a big stump before I had hydro assist. This time I was test fitting the new tires and was using the fork lift to flex it out, and it made a big bag noise. I haven’t pulled the box apart yet, But I’m going to assume the snap ring that holds the input shaft in place let loose or it broke out the groove for the snap ring all together.
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That's a hell of a thing.
I broke the box in my dad's '87 in the same way (steering shaft screwed in and out), but I didn't have nearly as much fun doing it. I was trying to turn the wheels to get it on a trailer with the engine off, and I guess I reefed on the steering wheel a little too hard, and pop. Steering fluid everywhere. Wasn't impressed by that. Sounded like the PO's kid had wheeled it a bit, so I may have finished off what was already wounded.
I swapped in a new-to-us stock steering box from the wreckers, so I'm no help for finding an upgraded version.
I broke the box in my dad's '87 in the same way (steering shaft screwed in and out), but I didn't have nearly as much fun doing it. I was trying to turn the wheels to get it on a trailer with the engine off, and I guess I reefed on the steering wheel a little too hard, and pop. Steering fluid everywhere. Wasn't impressed by that. Sounded like the PO's kid had wheeled it a bit, so I may have finished off what was already wounded.
I swapped in a new-to-us stock steering box from the wreckers, so I'm no help for finding an upgraded version.
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Ya, I’m running 06 F550 axles. I had a 06 steering box but didn’t realize it would fit at the time. I made a custom pitman arm to fit the factory 90s box and make it swing far enough for the full lock to lock steering on the newer axles. I made my wheels custom so the tires stay out of the radius arm. Might have to look into the superduty box now. Didn’t realize was just a drill the frame out. Technically should work with the stock superduty pitman arm too because I made this one out of the stock 90s and the superduty pitman arm. I was debating on full hydro too instead of just the hydro assist.
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