i posted this with taptalk but not sure how it got in the allison section
I know there are others that have hated the power steering works in the 01-10 hd trucks. Ive been in search of the best combo that can compare to a all stock newer truck. Ive tried all the big names and after today , satisfied with the steering,braking in the truck now.
Today i drained fluid and replaced my 2.5 year old red head steering box. It had a spot from 11 o clock to 1 o clock that was just dead. No response would really alter the line the truck was on. This is 55 mph while tracking straight down the road. The box was better in the beginning after i had read some mixed results but for the most part all newer boxs i found had good results posted.
My truck does see some hard times off road ,tows 9k a few times a year and just a commuter besides that. The stock box was swapped at 75k from lack of power with 33 tires. The red head went on with a psc pump , lml booster , gas truck cooler and synthetic ps fluid. Im now at 112k miles and just swapped the redhead for the hd PSC XD steering gear and have 34.5" tires. I still cant turn lock to lock when at a stop but i can turn more than i could with the redhead.
The trucks steering now consists of
Lml hydrobooster
Stock master cylinder
PSC XD STEERING BOX
PSC p/s pump
Oem gas truck cooler
All lines converted to hydraulic gates g2 hose
Rare parts tie rods
Cognito idler and pitman supports
4 spline standard pitman (hd pitman will not allow enough threads on the bigger box, and not allow the support kit to be used)
Fox custom steering stabilizer
Valvoline synthetic fluid
Now with this installed comparing the red head vs the PSC box is significant. The steering effort is definitely easier. Not a huge amount but enough to know. The biggest difference is the slop. The red head may have just been worn out or was a bad box that was doomed from the beginning. Either way this new box is staying and i hope will stay this tight for years.
There is no slop in this new box. The old one was dead from 11-1 o clock . New box will change the direction from right to left going from 12 o clock to 1 o clock.
Install was pretty easy ,only changes were the 4 spline pitman, open up steering shaft enough to fit bigger box ( remove lower shaft from intermediate while box is out and open up with flat punch) and then getting the pressure lines on , the new box has slightly different locations but no lines had to be bent or modified on my truck.
Added some pics of the stock/redhead vs the new psc xd. As well as installed.
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I know there are others that have hated the power steering works in the 01-10 hd trucks. Ive been in search of the best combo that can compare to a all stock newer truck. Ive tried all the big names and after today , satisfied with the steering,braking in the truck now.
Today i drained fluid and replaced my 2.5 year old red head steering box. It had a spot from 11 o clock to 1 o clock that was just dead. No response would really alter the line the truck was on. This is 55 mph while tracking straight down the road. The box was better in the beginning after i had read some mixed results but for the most part all newer boxs i found had good results posted.
My truck does see some hard times off road ,tows 9k a few times a year and just a commuter besides that. The stock box was swapped at 75k from lack of power with 33 tires. The red head went on with a psc pump , lml booster , gas truck cooler and synthetic ps fluid. Im now at 112k miles and just swapped the redhead for the hd PSC XD steering gear and have 34.5" tires. I still cant turn lock to lock when at a stop but i can turn more than i could with the redhead.
The trucks steering now consists of
Lml hydrobooster
Stock master cylinder
PSC XD STEERING BOX
PSC p/s pump
Oem gas truck cooler
All lines converted to hydraulic gates g2 hose
Rare parts tie rods
Cognito idler and pitman supports
4 spline standard pitman (hd pitman will not allow enough threads on the bigger box, and not allow the support kit to be used)
Fox custom steering stabilizer
Valvoline synthetic fluid
Now with this installed comparing the red head vs the PSC box is significant. The steering effort is definitely easier. Not a huge amount but enough to know. The biggest difference is the slop. The red head may have just been worn out or was a bad box that was doomed from the beginning. Either way this new box is staying and i hope will stay this tight for years.
There is no slop in this new box. The old one was dead from 11-1 o clock . New box will change the direction from right to left going from 12 o clock to 1 o clock.
Install was pretty easy ,only changes were the 4 spline pitman, open up steering shaft enough to fit bigger box ( remove lower shaft from intermediate while box is out and open up with flat punch) and then getting the pressure lines on , the new box has slightly different locations but no lines had to be bent or modified on my truck.
Added some pics of the stock/redhead vs the new psc xd. As well as installed.
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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