hydro on the streets

94Dodge Truggy · 07-16-2009, 08:45 AM

Full hydro steering versus ram assist steering for the street/trail ? What is your opinion.

blazerbrad · 07-16-2009, 09:00 AM

There are lots of variables in how the systems are set up that affect how they feel on the street. In general though hydro-assist should make very little difference on street handling unless you have a big cylinder which tends to slow it down some. I personally have hydro-assist and while it doesn't get much street time the only time I've ever noticed it was when trying to quickly turn the wheel to make a sharp turn in town with the engine at idle.

jfiscus · 07-16-2009, 10:04 AM

IIRC full hydro is illegal for street driving? I could be wrong on this, & the issue is probably as vague as beadlock laws.

94Dodge Truggy · 07-16-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jfiscus

IIRC full hydro is illegal for street driving? I could be wrong on this, & the issue is probably as vague as beadlock laws.

Yes I have heard that it is illegal.

94Dodge Truggy · 07-16-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by blazerbrad

There are lots of variables in how the systems are set up that affect how they feel on the street. In general though hydro-assist should make very little difference on street handling unless you have a big cylinder which tends to slow it down some. I personally have hydro-assist and while it doesn't get much street time the only time I've ever noticed it was when trying to quickly turn the wheel to make a sharp turn in town with the engine at idle.

I have a hydro assist jeep now and a full hydro as well. The full hydro is a TSC setup and is cheap and has horrible road manners. Assist setup is nice. I ran a complete howe setup on a buggy but never really got to use it on 80 mph highways but it saw 110 mph in a mudhole quite often! Thinking of taping the stock steering box and making a ram assist setup and getting rid of the full hydro single ended ram.

fabricator · 07-16-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

I have a hydro assist jeep now and a full hydro as well. The full hydro is a TSC setup and is cheap and has horrible road manners. Assist setup is nice. I ran a complete howe setup on a buggy but never really got to use it on 80 mph highways but it saw 110 mph in a mudhole quite often! Thinking of taping the stock steering box and making a ram assist setup and getting rid of the full hydro single ended ram.

i have tapped box on my junk with assisted hydro
is great for going to the mall
no bump steer or nuthin
what you want for the full hydro junk

94Dodge Truggy · 07-16-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fabricator

i have tapped box on my junk with assisted hydro
is great for going to the mall
no bump steer or nuthin
what you want for the full hydro junk

Couple bucks.

Danfoss steering valve, plate to bolt up valve and weld to frame, single ended ram, hoses to ram and valve, hoses from and to valve. Yours today for $200.00 2 bills only come and get it

blazerbrad · 07-16-2009, 12:51 PM

Just some random oribital valve and a single sided tractor ram is most likely the absolute worse case you can have in regards to road manners.

Regarding legality, pretty sure there is nothing actually in writing stating specifically that hydraulic steering is illegal. Just like beadlocks... on Pirate4x4 there was a person/vendor offering a cash prize for the first person to reference any state law that specifically stated beadlocks were illegal, and that prize has yet to be claimed after several years.

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07-16-2009, 09:00 AM	#2
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	There are lots of variables in how the systems are set up that affect how they feel on the street. In general though hydro-assist should make very little difference on street handling unless you have a big cylinder which tends to slow it down some. I personally have hydro-assist and while it doesn't get much street time the only time I've ever noticed it was when trying to quickly turn the wheel to make a sharp turn in town with the engine at idle.

07-16-2009, 10:04 AM	#3
jfiscus Terrain Stomper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 633	IIRC full hydro is illegal for street driving? I could be wrong on this, & the issue is probably as vague as beadlock laws.

07-16-2009, 12:51 PM	#8
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Just some random oribital valve and a single sided tractor ram is most likely the absolute worse case you can have in regards to road manners. Regarding legality, pretty sure there is nothing actually in writing stating specifically that hydraulic steering is illegal. Just like beadlocks... on Pirate4x4 there was a person/vendor offering a cash prize for the first person to reference any state law that specifically stated beadlocks were illegal, and that prize has yet to be claimed after several years.