Ram Assist Steering
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JK Super Freak
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From: Lakeside, CA
Ram Assist Steering
My 09 Rubicon’s steering box is giving it up and will need to be replaced soon. I am thinking of going with a ram assist because I do play on the rocks more times than not. I was looking at Howe and PSC. They both look good, but I was hoping to get some info from some of you that have ram assist steering mounted to their rigs.
JK Jedi
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From: Southwest Reno, NV
The psc kit is expensive but is very well engineered and is pretty much a bolt on and you are good kit and is not noticeable from running the stock set up. I don't know of anyone running a Howe set up on a JK.
You can go the redneck ram way and save some money but is not as refined and people I know that run it feel the steering is a bit twitchy.
You can also port your own box and source your own parts for around $300 There are threads out there on doing that with a simple google search.
You can go the redneck ram way and save some money but is not as refined and people I know that run it feel the steering is a bit twitchy.
You can also port your own box and source your own parts for around $300 There are threads out there on doing that with a simple google search.
JK Junkie
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From: Tempe AZ
This. I don't have my ram mounted yet, but it is incredibly easy to drill and tap your own box. Only took about an hour to do. With a dual pass cooler, psc ram, hydro lines and all necessary fittings, I have less than $300 invested.
JK Freak
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From: huntington beach CA
I did the porting of the steering box with a PSC ram and, although awesome,, at slow speeds the stock steering pump does not push the volume of fluid necessary for proper operation. At slow speeds the steering would bind up a little bit. I recently put on the PSC high volume pump and it is a world of difference! Smooth, 1 pinky steering is the result! In my opinion,, if your going to do the ram,, do the pump. I dealt with the bad manors of binding steering for almost a year before correcting the problem. Avoid my mistake!
JK Jedi
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From: Neenah, Wisconsin
I did the porting of the steering box with a PSC ram and, although awesome,, at slow speeds the stock steering pump does not push the volume of fluid necessary for proper operation. At slow speeds the steering would bind up a little bit. I recently put on the PSC high volume pump and it is a world of difference! Smooth, 1 pinky steering is the result! In my opinion,, if your going to do the ram,, do the pump. I dealt with the bad manors of binding steering for almost a year before correcting the problem. Avoid my mistake!
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JK Freak
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Need a new pump and res?, PSC.... otherwise, you'd be stupidly throwing money away to not go WTO.
Money that could be spent on beer, sex, and drugs.
Dealing with both companies in the past, I'd have to give a HUGE margin to the WTO customer service department, not that PSC is bad, it is just that WTO is amazing.
Money that could be spent on beer, sex, and drugs.
Dealing with both companies in the past, I'd have to give a HUGE margin to the WTO customer service department, not that PSC is bad, it is just that WTO is amazing.
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JK Super Freak
Joined: May 2009
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From: Lakeside, CA
I did the porting of the steering box with a PSC ram and, although awesome,, at slow speeds the stock steering pump does not push the volume of fluid necessary for proper operation. At slow speeds the steering would bind up a little bit. I recently put on the PSC high volume pump and it is a world of difference! Smooth, 1 pinky steering is the result! In my opinion,, if your going to do the ram,, do the pump. I dealt with the bad manors of binding steering for almost a year before correcting the problem. Avoid my mistake!
