Ram/hydro assist

[hoggie101]

just looking for some ram assist info, going to be doing it on my 44 and need some advice on how to do it what company makes good parts its new to me, thanks.

[ct67_72]

www.surpluscenter.com
They have everything you need. I will be doing mine very soon, if you want to see what I do. I can get all the parts I need from them, minus a tube clamp for about 200$

[ct67_72]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...php?p=10834754

[hoggie101]

i only need a single piston arm correct?

[ct67_72]

It needs to be a double action. 1.5" body, 8" stroke, and either .75" or 1" shaft. I just looked mine up and its $128
https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.a...&item=9-7258-8
Is what Im going to run.
With this
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...mp_p_1474.html

[hoggie101]

That's a good idea, it'll be easier to swap over when I get my nine inch, thanks Dan
What are you thinking about for a steering box don't you need one with two extra lines in it?

[ct67_72]

Just gonna drill and tap my box. Its pretty easy. No point in paying someone to do it.

[Zullock Holmes]

don't wanna sound like a douche, but you get what you pay for.

http://www.howeperformance.com/rockcrawler-rubicon.htm

buy, install, forget about it.

Also, a hyrdaulic ram is going to move that clamp, without a doubt. Tabs really should be welded, pretty simple too. Weld one tab on the long side of the axle tube and the other tab on the tie rod. Also two tabs are cheaper than that one clamp.

[Harry]

Dan, if you could do kind of a bill of materials for this that would be awesome...

[ct67_72]

Worst case, and what I may do if I have a problem is weld a tab on either side of it to the tie rod so it can still be rotated if I have to change the alignment, but it still stops the clamp from moving. Although I have never heard of it.
Also, I dont care who makes it, if the measurements of the cylinder are the same, regardless of manufacturer, (except maybe some real piece of shit china ones) its going to do the same thing.
We should all know by now its not always "you get what you pay for", but you pay for who evers name is on it.
Dont get me wrong, buying a nice, proven setup is great, and most of the time the thing to do. Not knocking it. Just some of us dont have the money too.
I will be doing mine very soon, Dinicola, if you want to see how it works before you do yours. Then we can do your steering and assist at the same time.

[ct67_72]

Dan, if you could do kind of a bill of materials for this that would be awesome...

Yeah man, no problem. Your going to have to see how much steering throw you end up with though and if you need a 6" or 8" cylinder. Although you can internally stop the longer cylinder to match anyway.
Ill do a whole writeup when I do mine, so everyone can see whats needed, and how it works. It is the most common choice on pirate though. Pretty tried and true