Hydro Boost AND Hydro Assist - Who is running both?

Posted by Alex J [216.54.94.2] on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:56:31 :

I am looking at running Hydro Boost, and Hydro assist with my crossover steering setup. I know Bruce in BC is doing the same and I am wondering who else out here has done it. Any bad experiences? I am going with the Hydro assist so that my wife can drive the WC53 some too. She loves the project so far so I am doing a lot of little things to appease her, and driveability is one of them.

Anyways, I will have a gear driven pump off of my rear geartrain on the Cummins ISB4, a hydro boost unit large enough to power twin piston Ford front Disc calipers and Chebby 3/4 ton single piston (K20 fronts) on the rear axle. The assist ram doesn't need to be huge (38" XMLs) but I do need to match it to my steering gear. I am looking at the Scout II outside frame boxes, or possibly using a smaller inside the frame Astro Van box (reverse saginaw). Ideally, the hydro assist cylinder will take the majority of the steering load too so a smaller box should still survive.

Who has done what? Any suggestions?

Follow Ups:

• Re: Hydro Boost AND Hydro Assist - Who is running both? - Mike Hernke 11:56:10 04/16/2013
• Re: Hydro Boost AND Hydro Assist - Who is running both? - Alex J 15:50:46 04/15/2013
• did you put that disc brake system - clueless 15:28:14 04/15/2013
  • Re: did you put that disc brake system - Desoto61 18:31:13 04/15/2013
  • Re: did you put that disc brake system - Alex J 15:48:46 04/15/2013
• I don't see the problem. - Chris Case 13:51:26 04/15/2013
  • Re: I don't see the problem. - Paul (in NY) 15:57:30 04/15/2013
  • Astro Box - Alex J 15:24:01 04/15/2013
    • Mount tabs on wrong side for FFPW ? - Chris Case 19:32:12 04/15/2013

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