i too was scamed by paul youngblut for $250. I dont know what to do. He keeps telling me what i ordered is on backorder. my bank wont do anything about it.

 

Maybe Paul thought I couldn't do anything because I live in Alaska but guess I was lucky. Wells Fargo wouldn't take action against him. I hope some one puts his *** in jail. colt 45

 

To Jmm, Don't let this Paul give you that crap about being on back order. He tried too pull that on me... He's a liar... I don't know if you live close to Paul or even in the same state but some of the guys need too take action... Good luck, colt 45

 

I noticed a few weeks ago his website no longer existed, i'm glad to hear you got your money back.

 

You can still find a cached version here: 73-79 Ford Truck Supply's

If ya scroll down to the bottom his phone number is still there. I wonder if it still works............

Scum like this should be hounded out of business!

 

Montana high boy, On the brighter side have any of you guys use fender well headers??? By the way I'm from Butte... colt 45

 

Butte, America huh lol, i'm up in the Libby/Troy area, i like Butte, they throw a great st. patty's day parade.

 

Yeah, I'd still be there if Hollywood hadn't of moved in and took over the state. I have two sons that still live in Butte... I left Butte in 93 and move to the great state of Alaska, nice talk'n to ya. colt45.

You don't know anyone that has put fender well headers on a high boy, maybe???

 

I hear ya, damn celebrities move here and buy up the most scenic pristine real estate by the thousands of acres and it just completely prices the common working man out of the market.........but anyways as far as fender well exits go i've never personally ran them on a highboy, are your concerns with possible clearance issues? i'm guessing that a highboy at stock ride height with tires 35" and under shouldn't have any issues with tires rubbing on the headers on full lock to lock turns, any larger tires and you MAY need some additional lift to avoid rubbing, maybe someone will chime in that's actually ran fender well exits on a highboy.

 

Not so much tire clearnce but I was think'n steering shalf clearnce etc. Oh well, something might come along? Thanks Montana buddy...

 

i have a '75 HI Boy & want to convert the steering, any advice???

 

I have a hydraulic assist ram cylinder with mounting attachments from a 76 f-250 hi-boy in good condition if you're still looking for one

 

I hope they're not still looking after 13 years.

 

This information is great but is not entirely correct. "The parts do not interchange" is not correct. I have an unmodified 73 Highboy that came with the Garrison Valve and a Bendix cylinder. The parts DO IN FACT interchange as that is what was in place, possibly from the factory, certainly from the original dealership, definitely from the original owner and it had worked fine for over 50 years just like that. Mismatched. How do I know this fact of the interchangeable? Because I read THIS post saying the parts DO NOT INTERCHANGE and since my Valve was Garrison that meant I needed the NON Interchangeable Garrison cylinder too. Right? Wrong. I ordered one only to find out that they did, in fact, mix the two components and I needed the one that measured 9 inches (Bendix) as opposed to 13 inches (Garrison).

So anyone reading this thread from way back when, don't just read what is stated as fact with a schematic because chances there are likely some variations that will fly in your face. Measure your cylinder if you are not sure but they DID interchange some of these. Why? Perhaps parts shortages at the time of the transition (mine is a 1973 and they may have been using up what was left). Perhaps the system was added by the dealership, at the dealership. I can tell you the only real difference between the cylinders (Bendix/Garrison) is the length. Theoretically, if you moved the attachment point either of the cylinders would work. Same hoses reach and are called for through all years, you check that out too.

POINT IS: Not everything is as cut and dry as this "not Interchangeable" statement. I can upload photos and email conversations with Lares Corp, Redhead and others that also confirm this. Earl from Lares Corp specifically because he is the one that finally had me go out to the truck and put a tape measure to my cylinder (Bendix) because THIS THREAD originally led me to believe mine was a Garrison cylinder because my Garrison Valve would not interchange. Thanks to Earl for helping me clear that up.

They obviously did mix them in a few cases AND they DO interchange or somehow my system has EVOLVED and learned to GET ALONG? My system is working fine with this mix (it was the original conf for this truck/no mods that I can tell) so even if I am wrong about it coming that way originally and some yahoo mixed it up, it is still not entirely correct cause they do work and are interchangeable.

Wrote this to save someone potential days of research, ordering and returning parts.

Side Note: Just because the system is dated and somewhat problematic does not mean you should just gut it and replace it with another system. There is a cool factor to having original components. Throw it all out and put in an electric or cut your frame and put in an integral PS? Yea, sure. Then when you show your truck you can explain all the new technical changes and modernization you did to the classic truck to make it what it is not longer....Original. Maybe just fix the **** correctly, painful as it is and keep the nostalgia. Just my take. Everyone wants to dump em, I say restore em and instead of telling someone what the Truck had originally in 25 different locations, you could show them. Even if it dripped once in a while (dripping not longer but may again someday) I would rather that then some Frankentruck Mod in 25 places all over the vehicle explaining what the truck used to be.