jedg

Yeah. For me it's been the grease issue. As the post above implies. Perhaps it's how parallel the ram is to the tie rod. I have mine very parallel measured in two different planes so I pretty sure it pushes in a parallel line to the tie rod.

GoBig

It's been 6-months and a couple runs...still very happy with mine!

resharp001

6 years in to my jeep, and 3 years after this thread, I'm FINALLY getting a RNR ordered. Dang it's a long road. I'm still sporting a Synergy TR with low misalignment boots, so I guess I'm just going to hope it holds up to hydro.

tjkamp

I've been on the fence for a long time about hydro. Thinking I might try to jump on it later in the year, need to get my gear box rebuilt eventually anyway, it has a lot of slop.

I'm running the Synergy TR with misalignment boots as well, that's the only thing I'm nervous about, PSC uses a clamp (that I already own, others weld on the TR, others say not to, and that welding on the TR messes up its heat treating, idk). I have a buddy who installed a RNR on his JK on tons, so I have good advice readily available when I go to install. He is a big advocate for the RNR.

Good luck with the install. Let me know what you think!

resharp001

I have a friend that installed RNR few years ago. When he did it, he had same Synergy TR and boots. He beats on his jeep pretty hard. He eventually moved to UD60s so there was a TR change in that process, but again, tabs welded right on to the TR. He's had no issues. Used factory steering pump up until this last year when he blew it hotdoggin' round (he has a RIPP as well and just burns around all the time). I do tend to think the real trick is 1) getting that cylinder installed in proper alignment with the TR, but also 2) still using your head and not doing stupid crap ya know. I need to measure my steering, give em a call, and get one ordered up. My only concern is length of hose. I get more droop up front than most, so guess going to talk to them and error on the side of a little longer than normal. We shall see.

tjkamp

Good to hear!

I'm pretty timid when it comes to wheeling. I still haven't broken anything out on the trail in 6 years.

I live near/in a tiny town (Yoakum, Tx), our local Napa Auto Parts makes custom length/size high pressure hydraulic lines, we use them at work on all of our equipment including water well drilling rigs and pulling units, capable of pretty intense pressures. It might be something to look into (your local parts stores, not all the way down here, lol!) once you get the cylinder, and know what length of hose you need.

tjkamp

So, it's official now, got approval from the wife haha!, will be sending my box off to WTO this winter for rebuild and will be fitting up the Red Neck Ram. The build continues.

resharp001

I installed one maybe a month ago. Sent me a Delphi box and I sent them back my Chinese paperweight with no questions asked. For the life of me, I could not get the pitman arm off my old box. Called em and told em I was sending it back with the pitman. They said no problem, that's the reason they have a bucket of pitman arms there.

gripe is minor....the holes on the tabs they sent were not big enough for the bolts they sent to hold the ram in place. Had to drill them out larger. Not end of the world, but come on! Not everyone is gonna have a drill press, and what a pain trying to do with a handheld.