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o ok, because i could get you a pic of mine. its a D60, but it has radius arms and the trac bar just like your D44.. made a bracket that i welded onto the diffcover, and the other end is connected to the tie rod.. just make sure you leave enough room so the trac bar does not hit the cylinder.
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o ok, because i could get you a pic of mine. its a D60, but it has radius arms and the trac bar just like your D44.. made a bracket that i welded onto the diffcover, and the other end is connected to the tie rod.. just make sure you leave enough room so the trac bar does not hit the cylinder.
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o ok, because i could get you a pic of mine. its a D60, but it has radius arms and the trac bar just like your D44.. made a bracket that i welded onto the diffcover, and the other end is connected to the tie rod.. just make sure you leave enough room so the trac bar does not hit the cylinder.
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i'll see if i can find some.. if not i'll have to take some tonight when i get home..
Edit: i couldn't find pics of the cylinder mount, but i found pics of when i drilled the steeriing box here they are if your interested.
i'll get the other pic for you later.
Edit: i couldn't find pics of the cylinder mount, but i found pics of when i drilled the steeriing box here they are if your interested.
i'll get the other pic for you later.
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this is the article i used the first couple of hydraulic builds i did and it is worth its weight in gold! in fact i have saved all the pics and the article to my home machine just in case something ever happens to the website
4x4.forensick.net: '88 bronco: steering box rebuild
lemme know if you have any specific questions, i am working on my first full hydro build so its all pretty fresh on my mind
just a couple of tips since this is a streetable build.... use a 1.75"x8" ram, use the good synthetic fluid (its worth it), and use a good sized fluid cooler (mine is a 8"x12" tranny cooler from a j-yard that works perfect), and last but not least i would use reusable fittings! it was so nice being able to buy the hose and fittings and make my own length. it also helped when i accidently cut one of my lines in 2 i was able to field repair it rather than have to drive around with no steering!
-cutts-
4x4.forensick.net: '88 bronco: steering box rebuild
lemme know if you have any specific questions, i am working on my first full hydro build so its all pretty fresh on my mind
just a couple of tips since this is a streetable build.... use a 1.75"x8" ram, use the good synthetic fluid (its worth it), and use a good sized fluid cooler (mine is a 8"x12" tranny cooler from a j-yard that works perfect), and last but not least i would use reusable fittings! it was so nice being able to buy the hose and fittings and make my own length. it also helped when i accidently cut one of my lines in 2 i was able to field repair it rather than have to drive around with no steering!
-cutts-
