Redneck Ram Hydro

[22crew]

Brand new here, already went through the Newly Enlisted forum and thought i'd start right off with what i need help with. Have an 01 F-250 that i have had on 38's since a week after i bought it in 03. 82,000 miles later and the steering is HORRIBLE. I have gone through everything in the front end and it has been checked and/or replaced. My next plan is the gearbox. I have already tightened down the jam nut once, but i don't like fixing it with a band-aid. I am thinking of going with the Redneck Ram Hydro Assist set-up. I know it is not a PSC or AGR and the price reflects that. I'm not cheap but i am not made of money either. I know it is all basically a weld on set-up as far as tabs for the actuator go but i am thinking of going to a local shop and having something fabbed up. Any opinions are welcome, Thank You.

22crew

 

[Trav-O]

Banks sticker is Causing it...


Check Gearbox, and you all put a Pitman arm in with the lift?

 

[tbsimmons]

Is it play?
Did tightening the box help?
How much did you tighten the box?
What are your alignment specs. (I have seen these cause a lot of problems)

 

[22crew]

Young n dumb was the cause for the sticker lol. I could care less anymore, come with age i guess. A lot of play, i guess i have gotten used to it over the yrs. I really can't honestly tell whether or not tightening it helped. I may have only tightened it 1/2 -3/4 of a turn, just did not feel comfortable tightening it. I don't think an alignment would do anything, that much play in the wheel.

 

[tbsimmons]

If your toe is out a lot the steering wheel will have a lot of play.
An easy way to see is grab a tape measure and see.