hydraulic assist and bending tie rod

[four_by_ken]

Anyone have this problem?

Ken H.



'86 K5 up and coming
14 bolt(Detroited),10 bolt,39.5 Boggers rear,
TSLs front, 468 BBC, 350 trans, 205 transfer
Rust free in Michigan!

 

[titanic]

I've seen several setups with both the full hydraulic and the hydraulic assisted units and bending the tierods have Not been a problem-hitting the cylinders on rocks has been

 

[Hossbaby50]

I saw my buddies brother in a 76 F-250 w/hydro assist smash it on a rock and shoot fluid everywhere. He had to drive home with no power assist, 35" tires, and a tiny steering wheel it was pretty funny watching him fight with this thing. Sucked for him though.

My Chevy isn't broken, its just out of gas.

 

[TheLakeRat]

Bending tierods really doesn't seem to be a large problem. In fact I used to bend them quite often but i havn't bent a single one since I installed my Redneck Ram. I have seen several people bash the rams or tear lines loose that's why I send caps with all my kits so that if you do then all you have to do is cap of the ports and you have your stock steering back.

 

[CK5]

Bend this? <a target="_blank" href=http://coloradok5.com/rockrod.shtml>http://coloradok5.com/rockrod.shtml</a>

One of the reasons I'm trying to get hysteer to work is to get the ram up out of harms way.

Steve

Director of Global Expansion