Hydro Assist

[BaFJ4]

Hi all have not been around here in a while. Had to park the cruiser for a while. Life got crazy. And the steering on it is well scary. I have most the stuff needed to do a hydro assist setup. Heim joints, Saginaw scout pump. Pillow block, Hydraulic ram. (actually got two of those). I have access to a mig welder, plasma cutter, drill press, big hammers etc. Anyone that has done one interested in helping do one. Im a little gun shy on this project. I live near lake wallenpaupack about a half hour from Scranton..

 

[BaFJ4]

Forgot to mention I also have a weld on Universal for the steering shaft.

 

[Jakes40]

What size tires are you using?
I have a scout box and pump runing iroc 36" and my scout box has only bound up once and if it didn't I would have broke something. Hydro assist may be overkill.

 

[BaFJ4]

I am running 35" Super Swamper SSSR's. So maybe I should be looking at just putting in the Scout box and pump?

 

[Jakes40]

That's what I would do. You can always add the hydro assist latter. Get the box on get it back out and enjoy it!!

 

[caz]

Agreed, I have a Sag box (not scout) and it is one finger steering on the rocks with 35s.

 

[shmukster]

First thing to do is decide what steering box you're going to use. You mentioned have a Scout "pump"? Please verify.

 

[Jakes40]

Gary, he has a scout box and pump.

BaFj4, here is some pics of what I had to do to my stock shock mount.