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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 05:27 AM
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Red top steering box

Mine is on the way and ill report back,they machine out the old bushings and install needle bearings for a smoother tighter gear ,we will see ,buy the way 95 150 lightning
 
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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 06:19 AM
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Nice! I heard nothing but great things about red tops. Just a quick question. I heard of guys swapping 05+ steering gears for a tighter turning radius. Is this true?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 09:09 AM
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i have heard that but never really looked mine is a lightning so trying to stay with the oe stuff
 
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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 09:10 AM
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Pal has one on his 89 F150. It felt very nice!

My dually needs a box with 280k on it, we will see how loose the 4.9 is with about 320k once it is on the road.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 09:34 AM
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I'd like to get a redhead box myself. I just don't want to ship my current box out first.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Edgethis
I'd like to get a redhead box myself. I just don't want to ship my current box out first.
I talked to them they had plenty in stock for my 95 f150 they shipped mine cross country for 35 bucks and then my core goes back for 35 bucks i payed the 70 in advance and they send a shipping label for your core . The core charge is 100 returned when yours gets there ,my box was 280 plus 70 for shipping so I thought that was reasonable since I'm on east coast
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 09:26 AM
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So they stopped mailing them out in USPS Flat Rate boxes finally? That is nice to hear.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 09:42 AM
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So they stopped mailing them out in USPS Flat Rate boxes finally? That is nice to hear.
Looking like Ace Ventura dropped it off when it finally arrives lol.

So figure 450 ish up front for the box, core,, and shipping both ways. Then 100 back on core. Not bad at all. Might look into it a bit more after the move.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 09:56 AM
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Is anybody here running a bluetop? I’ve heard good things about them and that redhead quality is hit or miss in recent years.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by longwhitexl
Is anybody here running a bluetop? I’ve heard good things about them and that redhead quality is hit or miss in recent years.
Six of One, Half-Dozen of the other. I consider them both to be roughly equal, having used both. I just tend towards RedHead, because I live close enough that I can literally drive down there, when I need a box. But if they don't have one, or are too busy to get to what I need in a timely fashion, I use Bluetop. I've never regretted either.
 
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Originally Posted by SFaulken
I just tend towards RedHead, because I live close enough that I can literally drive down there, when I need a box.
that must be nice, especially since you wouldn’t have to pay shipping
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by longwhitexl
that must be nice, especially since you wouldn’t have to pay shipping
It's one of the few "good" things about living where I do. Overall, I'd rather be somewhere else.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SFaulken
It's one of the few "good" things about living where I do. Overall, I'd rather be somewhere else.
don’t like the PNW or don’t like WA?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 12:33 PM
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I'm not positive of differences blue or red I know red machines out the bushings and goes with bearings and I'm thinking blue still installs bushing .I would think either is good but thinking bearings are going wear better but maybe not anyway to late I'm going red
 
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by longwhitexl
don’t like the PNW or don’t like WA?
Too damn close to Seattle. Too Many People. Real Estate Prices are absurd.
 
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