Steering box

unionmax481

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Time for me steering box was looking a red head but mixed reviews and bad warranty. or just buy parts store reman with liftime warranty. I barely drive the truck but i still plow in the winter. Just seein what is out there and guys are running
 

juddski88

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I have a few trucks running the redhead boxes for as long as 2 yrs now...tall and wide tires on them too, and they are all holding up very well:thumb:
 

gpn

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I just put an OReily reman in that was worse than the stock one I pulled out. Went with Redhead and it's night and day difference.

My box was showing signs of aging and this is what I did. Put the autozone reman with lifetime warranty in and ordered a redhead the same day. What a difference. There is no play at all in the redhead. I also installed a new hydroboost and high pressure lines and flushed it all with amsoil. It is a delight to drive with the new redhead box.
 

joshd472

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Seems like I remember hearing an employee from Red Head started his own company called Blue Top and works out of his house building them and they're a lot cheaper. Haven't heard anything since then.
 

Awenta

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Seems like I remember hearing an employee from Red Head started his own company called Blue Top and works out of his house building them and they're a lot cheaper. Haven't heard anything since then.



Hmm that's not a bad price either. Now do I order a blue top box or an ac delco box.


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Awenta

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I'll be a guinea pig for y'all I'm ordering a blue top right now



I'm probably going to order one as well. Has to be at least be as good as a delco unit. But the delco is only 170$


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Awenta

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the Blue Top is listed @ $425 on the site, isn't Red Head like $375?



400 for obs but these prices also include the 150$ core already. So they're 250 or 275$.

The redhead is 375 plus core.


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trashygasman

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I'm probably going to order one as well. Has to be at least be as good as a delco unit. But the delco is only 170$


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The Redheads are machined out and a needle bearing installed where the shaft comes out versus a plastic bushing in a Delco. I assume the Blue Tops are done the same way.
 

joshd472

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If any of you guys order a blue top could you send me a pm once you get installed. I've been meaning to get one.
 

THEFERMANATOR

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Noticed on most of the sites there's the 99-07 and 07-10, I can't see any difference other than one has a service cap on the end and the NBS does not?

Pretty sure there is a difference in the ratio. I'm sure redhead could tell you if you called them. They can do custom boxes on request if you ask. I almost had them build me a 12:1 ratio for mine, but decided to go back with the stock 15:1.