Hydro Assist Steering

[Volcom]

Anybody running it? My brother just bought me a PSC hydro assist pump for my birthday last Friday. It's nice when you have family that understands what a wheeler needs for his rig :D

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I still need to buy heims, bolts, a cooler, hoses, and make some brackets and a larger reservoir. Should be nice to turn in the rocks and on the slickrock again :cool:

[Volcom]

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Front shot, ram is hidden away behind the tie rod


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Closeup the the bracket I fab'ed. The two rings on the outside hold the center pinch clamp. I kinda got crazy with the tack welds and burnt through one of the outer rings (nice bugger weld). I didn't want to weld the bracket for the ram directly to the tie rod like most people suggest. The reason for that is if you ever need to change the length of the tie rod, you have to loosen the jam nuts and spin the tie rod. You would have to adjust your tie rod in full turns and could throw out your alignment.


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Backside of bracket, I got this piece from Trail Gear.


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The other bracket from TG welded on the top of the housing.


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Hayden 401 Tranny cooler, works perfect for hydro assist.


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Couldn't have tapped that in a better spot! I was worried the fitting wasn't going to clear but it did!


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Side shot of the ram.

[AxleIke]

NICE!!! Great work man.

Get er painted and then get some new meats!!!! LOL

[Volcom]

NICE!!! Great work man.

Get er painted and then get some new meats!!!! LOL

What's wrong with my current meats :D (they are probably the worse tires I've seen on a truck :eek: )

I can afford the black spray paint but not new meats. I actually don't know when I'll be able to afford new tires. My wife and I are expecting a little boy sometime in December. Two kids and a new house doesn't leave much in terms of Toyota $$. I'll survive though :D

[thefatkid]

Nascar called, they want those tires back.

I know all about the kid and house stealing all the truck money, I can't get my truck fixed.

Nice work on the ram, I agree that you still need to set toe on a truck that is "driven"

[Volcom]

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Better pics of my Nascar slicks :D

I used my hydro assist for the first time this weekend at Chinamans
http://www.rockfrogs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2062

It worked out well in the rocks with the full time locker. I couldn't even tell it was in 4wheel drive. I did have a mishap with the 1/4" wall DOM tie rod though. Ended up bending it (my jam nuts loosened up, the tie rod rotated, the ram rotated down, and my hydro bracket made contact with driver's side u-bolt plate). I didn't know it was touching and it self clearanced itself :eek: :eek:

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