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Old May 17, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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hey guys i got a 74 F-100 4X4 with the stock ram assist steering on it i keep having a few probs with it
1 the ram valve blows the orings when in deep mud and i crank thee wheel hard
2 the ram cylder is kinda finiky som times will work killer other times its like i got no power at all
3 the whole system is to low for what i do with it i bent the ram cylinder to day at a rock crawling meet ( im amazed it took this long for that to happen )
4 parts are a pain to come across
is there any thing you guys can think of that can help these probs i was thinkin about trying to make a hi steer but it im havein trouble lookin for where to start i have a 78 3/4 ton d-44 flat top for parts but i would like to keep the 15 " rim any ideas

thanks alott
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