Red Head Group

[The Warden]

I was shooting for end of the month/first week of April at the latest.

A Borgeson shaft is on my list too

Now you show me that upgraded steering setup! Spendy, but sure looks like it would do the trick.

I THINK that that upgraded steering setup is only meant for Dana 60 trucks, but it's worth contacting them and seeing if it'll work with a Dana 50, possibly with some modifications.

Let me get back to you, but I THINK that doing it at the end of this month or early April would work for me.

Thank you for arranging this!

 

[crash-harris]

D60 linkage won't work with any TTB unless you swapped in a later solid D50. There are places that make better aftermarket fabbed TTB linkag3s for the prerunner guys.

 

[jhenegh]

Any more interest or questions?

My current plan is to call RedHead Monday or Tuesday and "officially" set up our group buy. It is a 3 day deal, so you HAVE to call them during those 3 days and place your order then. I'm going to do April 4,5,6. Any objections??

I will likely set up another thread once the buy is officially in motion

 

[riotwarrior]

With dollar so weak I need to wait until motohome sells to afford the box.

Just got off phone w them.

They can port the box for an additional $110 US ..

So....looks like I had better get busy and dissassemble and port one of my boxes. I do not need to re-assemble it just include all the parts and ship it to them.

If motorhome sale comes through soon I am all over the group buy otherwise guess on my own.

Next is decent saginaw pump ....

My steering will be so saweet.

 

[madpogue]

Port the box?

Hmm, I might be in. Poss. even for two.

 

[ironworker40]

Any more interest or questions?

My current plan is to call RedHead Monday or Tuesday and "officially" set up our group buy. It is a 3 day deal, so you HAVE to call them during those 3 days and place your order then. I'm going to do April 4,5,6. Any objections??

I will likely set up another thread once the buy is officially in motion

I'm still in and those dates work for me it will be warmer then to install

 

[jhenegh]

Get dat home on wheels sold!

With dollar so weak I need to wait until motohome sells to afford the box.

Just got off phone w them.

They can port the box for an additional $110 US ..

So....looks like I had better get busy and dissassemble and port one of my boxes. I do not need to re-assemble it just include all the parts and ship it to them.

If motorhome sale comes through soon I am all over the group buy otherwise guess on my own.

Next is decent saginaw pump ....

My steering will be so saweet.

 

[riotwarrior]

Get dat home on wheels sold!

It sold...down pqymemt went to rent...rest is due within 90 days from feb 4th...so hopefully sooner than later

 

[riotwarrior]

Port the box?

Hmm, I might be in. Poss. even for two.

Portingthe power steering box means drilling and tapping two spots so fluid can be used to operate a hydraulic ram for hydro assist steering.

It helps remove some of the load from the sector shaft and also it becomes am active steering stablizer. Very effective for larger tyres ljke my 11:
.00 × 16 × 38 XL Michelans.

I will see if I have time...but so damn busy may not.

 

[crash-harris]

I ported Bruiser's steering gearbox myself, but I already had it apart for a rebuild. Hopefully I'll be able to afford the redhead group buy train next time it comes around. I've had exactly ONE box that didn't leak...for about 9 months until I got hit. The one I rebuilt had a ding right at the output seal...

 

[riotwarrior]

I ported Bruiser's steering gearbox myself, but I already had it apart for a rebuild. Hopefully I'll be able to afford the redhead group buy train next time it comes around. I've had exactly ONE box that didn't leak...for about 9 months until I got hit. The one I rebuilt had a ding right at the output seal...

Where did u get diagram for porting...i had it on computer...but it got wiped

 

[crash-harris]

Where did u get diagram for porting...i had it on computer...but it got wiped

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/hydro_assist_steering.shtml

I did mine like the 10th picture down so both fittings point towards the middle of the truck. I plan to run my hoses across the bottom of the core support to reach the hydro assist ram. Still have plugs in mine until I get another D60 for Bruiser (and a lot of other things).

 

[riotwarrior]

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/hydro_assist_steering.shtml

I did mine like the 10th picture down so both fittings point towards the middle of the truck. I plan to run my hoses across the bottom of the core support to reach the hydro assist ram. Still have plugs in mine until I get another D60 for Bruiser (and a lot of other things).

Thanks..

 

[towcat]

I THINK that that upgraded steering setup is only meant for Dana 60 trucks, but it's worth contacting them and seeing if it'll work with a Dana 50, possibly with some modifications.

Let me get back to you, but I THINK that doing it at the end of this month or early April would work for me.

Thank you for arranging this!

tim-
we have other options without shipping issues.

 

[riotwarrior]

I want a Red steering box if they rebuild it.... hopefully they paint em red for us