I am leaking at the Pitman are seal now and need a replacement.
Redhead shipped to Canada and core shipped back is just crazy money

 

Bumper to bumper lists both an A-1cardone rebuilt unit for $150 and the ACdelco rebuilt unit for $180.

Redhead is $360 I believe.

 

Is Lares generally a reputable brand?

 

From the research I did on them it seemed like they had a pretty good reputation , I might have just got a bad one..

 

I had the slop box as well. It was covered under an extended warranty so being in the wilderness I ended up taking it to a dealer 70 miles away. They put in a new Ford box. A little improvement but not great. It does track straight. I have not done the spring swap yet which is planned. I would not put another so called "factory box" in again. I would spend the money for a Redhead.

 

Guys, I have years on the redhead, and it solved the problem and has not let me down since. = WIN

 

Looks like they''re around $440 not counting core charge

 

$356 plus core.
Being a "shop" I got mine for $295 or so. And I "prepaid" the return shipping to them on the core. I assumed they get a better shipping rate than me going into UPS off the street.

 

Isn't the Excursion's steering ratio different than the Super Duty's steering ratio? Do the Redheads stick with the Excursion specific ratio?

 

Just answered my own question. Excursions have a steering ratio of 17.0:1 while Super Duty have two different ratios: 19.6:1(2WD) and 20.3:1(4WD).

2004 FORD EXCURSION SPECIFICATIONS - Ford-Trucks.com

2004 FORD SUPER DUTY SPECIFICATIONS - Ford-Trucks.com

For those of you that have new steering boxes, did you all ensure that you received the Excursion specific ratio?

 

$590.00 shipped to CO, on 4/8/2015. 200.00 core charge.


-Art

 

That is a great point and personally I would actually want the "quicker" ratio from the superduty. I remember when I first got the X that the steering seemed "slowed" or was a higher ratio then what I was used to.

 

That's interesting, I had no idea about this. I will pull my invoice and inquire.

I also don't understand the price variance. They have an msrp online, I paid 25 shipping each way, and after the core was credited I'm in mine $345 dollars with a shop discount.

 

Snowseeker,

Wouldn't the quicker ratio take more actual effort at the steering wheel to turn but you get more response?

Isn't the 17-1 a quicker ration than
The super duties? It's closer to 1-1?

Think of a bicycle in high gear vs the lowest. Am I backwards on this?

 

Just a side note--I didn't know anyone else sold RedHead but RedHead

Red-Head Steering Gear Box 97-09 Ford F-250 / F-350