West Texas offroad

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

Anyone use them? I want to send them a steering box to have them port and tap for hydro assist. I dont like the set up I have, I screwed it up installing it and wanna go a different route.

Any one have any good or bad from them?

https://westtexasoffroad.wixsite.com/wtor

 

[Truckman4life]

@skunked

 

[mrk5]

I know in the past lots of people used them. I haven't heard much about them in recent years.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

Any other places you guys recommend that drill and tap steering boxes for hydro?

 

[skunked]

yeah I run one of their boxes.

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

DIY4x offers the end caps and can tap your top cap too. Or you could buy a drill bit and tap the top cap yourself.

Check his website.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

DIY4x offers the end caps and can tap your top cap too. Or you could buy a drill bit and tap the top cap yourself.

Check his website.

That's what I have right now and when I went to put the top cap back on I screwed up and not sure how to fix it. It needs to he adjusted but dont wanna adjust it to much and ruin the box.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

yeah I run one of their boxes.

You like it? Any problems? Is it usually a standard size they drill and tap it to?

 

[skunked]

You like it? Any problems? Is it usually a standard size they drill and tap it to?

works fine. Don't recall the thread size but yes they were standard.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

works fine. Don't recall the thread size but yes they were standard.

Ok I'm gonna shoot them an email.

 

[chris85]

Ok I'm gonna shoot them an email.

WTO does some machining to the internals as well when they tap your box. I can’t tell you what exactly but it’s more than just drilling and tapping the box.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

WTO does some machining to the internals as well when they tap your box. I can’t tell you what exactly but it’s more than just drilling and tapping the box.

What does that do? Allow for more pressure or just make things smoother.

 

[chris85]

I didn’t ask. I just sent them an empty box to drill and tap, I was going to rebuild it myself, and they called me wondering where the rest was. Haha!

 

[skunked]

FYI it was a 3 week turnaround last summer

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

FYI it was a 3 week turnaround last summer

Oh man. I'll find out what the turnaround time is.

 

[sweetk30]

That's what I have right now and when I went to put the top cap back on I screwed up and not sure how to fix it. It needs to he adjusted but dont wanna adjust it to much and ruin the box.

its not hard at all to set the adjuster screw .

old gm tech told me . turn in till it just hits and back off a little bit . no more than 1/4 turn . hold screw and lock the nut down .

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

its not hard at all to set the adjuster screw .

old gm tech told me . turn in till it just hits and back off a little bit . no more than 1/4 turn . hold screw and lock the nut down .

I'll post a picture of it tomorrow but I feel the adjuster screw is sticking out more then it was before I did the hydro assist. Which is why I feel like I might have screwed something up.

 

[HankScorpio]

My dad just put west texas steering stuff on an LS swapped JK on Dynatrack 60's with 40" rubber. I drove it over the 4th, it steers like a stock jeep. I was impressed.

 

[MetalMulishaMarcus]

My dad just put west texas steering stuff on an LS swapped JK on Dynatrack 60's with 40" rubber. It steers like a stock jeep. I was impressed.

I've never driven any jeep but I'll take you're word for it lol. Did you send in a box to have it drilled and tapped? Do you remember what the turn around time was?

 

[HankScorpio]

I believe it was a core swap, not certain. The JK stuff is so hot right now everyone has the parts available. At least the jeep has some GM in it now. LS3/6L80/Atlas3.8.

I drove a 2017 with 35" tires stock steering and the swapped 2007 with the 40"tires and west texas steering back to back. The 2 drove basically the same. The 40" were effortless to turn, even slow on pavement.