hydro suggestions

[Jeepbonehead]

i have some of my stuff for full hydro but not everything, i'm am just starting to rethink how i want it set up. i was going to do the double ended ram but i think there's to much involved in that for now. a single ended ram i think would be much easier. in researching i see a lot of people run single ended cylinders welded to the diff cover and the tie rod, and some make a bracket for the axle side of the ram. i think i can get away with mounting it to the diff cover because i have a 3/8 ruffstuff cover.

Opinions, arguments, comments

what have any of you read, seen, had experience with?

[Even]

I've seen multiple setups with rams mounted to the diff cover, seems like a simple solution to me.

I've heard of covers coming lose with panhards mounted to them, but never with steering rams. If you used loctite I don't think you would have a problem.

[Wide-J]

Let me get this straight. You want to go full hydro, single ended ram?

[SupermanIce-J]

Doug bigelow does it... but he has a buggy

[XJtheXtremeJeep]

Doug bigelow does it... but he has a buggy

That has to make him cool right?

[Even]

Let me get this straight. You want to go full hydro, single ended ram?

He mentioned mounting the ram to the tie rod, so I was assuming he meant hydro assist.

[Mike]

Yeah, isnt full hydro eliminate a steering box, drag link, and tie rod and does all the steering via a double ended ram connected to the knuckles?

[Mike]

[Even]

Yeah, isnt full hydro eliminate a steering box, drag link, and tie rod and does all the steering via a double ended ram connected to the knuckles?

Yes, that's the main upside to running full hydro over hydro assist.

[HeavyMetal]

Doug bigelow does it... but he has a buggy

bigelow runs a 2 way ram of sorts

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Bigelows is a double acting ram. Fluid goes on one side of the piston to go left and the other side to go right. Just dont hit anyone doing 30 and it should be fine

[HeavyMetal]

Just dont hit anyone doing 30 and it should be fine

lol.

[Even]

Another reason hydro assist isn't ideal on the road, is that I have heard that steering in one direction is normally slower than the other.

Sucking the ram back into the body is normally slower than pushing it out, giving you interesting street steering.

This is just testimony from what I have heard, it could be a simple thing to fix for all I know.

[Jeepbonehead]

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

Ever think of doing red neck ram so you can still drive it on the street?