Time to replace my steering gear, which one should I get?? I wish PSC made a direct replacement gear box but i couldn't find one so I'm looking at one from Dodgeparts.com ($275) or a remanufactured one from local Redhead Steering Gears ($265).

Considering the price is basically the same I'm wondering if the one from dodeparts is new if its better than a reman. The reman gear actually sounds really good, i guess they rebore the housing and put in needle/oversize bearings, and put the sector shaft on a lathe. Thoughts??

 

I had a buddy that got one from PSC for his 04. May have to call them, because I didn't see one on their site.

 

I heard PSC makes a recirculating ball gear box for ford trucks but the sector shaft is a bigger diameter and the mount holes on the frame don't match? I just put on the new steering linkage + pitman arm so i don't really want to have to modify anything to make it work...

 

PSC discontinued the box for our trucks.

 

I bought a Redhead gear earlier this month and put it in. I had sector shaft play and started to get a clunk when I turned the wheel towards the right. The guys at Redhead told me that they ream out everything in the box and put oversize bearings in and make sure everything's spec'd right. They also said there's a lot of problems that occur with these boxes because they're not machined right at the factory.

I'm pretty happy with the box so far. Nice, tight, quiet steering. The guy there was honest-he told me that any lift will reduce lifespan of the box, but my PSC brace will help out a lot. I figured that for a couple bucks more, I'd pay to have a box that was gone through (Redhead) versus just a reman.

Just my two cents worth-

 

Thats what i like to hear! I was leaning that way after talking to the guy at read head yesterday, sounds like he has done a lot of these gear boxes and they know what they are doingl. Hopefully with the DSS on from the start this one will go a little longer...

 

Im in need of a new box can i get some contact info for this red head place?
Thanks,Zack

 

Red-Head Steering Gears

They have them in stock for our trucks. $266 for new box plus $100 core charge you get back after you send in your old box. I'm ordering one today...

 

I spoke with the people at Red head today. I have to say they were very helpful. I explained the issues I was having and the guy told me how to check my steering box before I spent the $$$ on one that I may not need.
Now for me that is customer service. I checked it this evening and think I may wait a while but when it is time I have no doubt as to where I will be buying from.

 

http://www.redheadsteeringgears.com/

 

I'm on my 3rd steering box from Dodge, and I don't even have 30,000 miles on my truck yet. I think I'd stay away from the factory boxes (I had my original "new" one and they've since put in two remanufactured boxes under extended warranty).

For whatever it's worth. And I don't abuse my truck either. Just the opposite. I baby it.