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Old 04-01-08, 07:53 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by bustanutley View Post
With hydro assist, the ram only moves on its own when the box is “maxed out”, there is no definite link between the two systems. The easiest way to understand this is to hook the system up and leave the ram disconnected from its tierod mount. When steering without much resistance the ram won’t move, but when you bottom the box out in one direction of the other (turned full lock) the ram will move.
No, the ram will have to extend ( or compress) fully before the steering box will be able to function if you disconnect it. This is why larger rams feel "slow" at a stoplight. The fluid will bypass the stock box till it has a restriction, then it will let the box move. That is also the reason putting the ram on the TR is no big deal at all..


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