RiverRat0021
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My yota is very hard to steer do any of you have this steering system.
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Hydraulic Steering assist
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You can modify your pump, check out pirate
You can modify your pump, check out pirate
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I don,t have power steering It is strong arm all the way.
Why not just install power steering?
From your intro, you said you have an '87 truck, which means it's IFS (unless you or someone did a solid axle swap). Most people do full hydro or hydro-assist on their solid axle rigs when they are running larger tires (35's and above) and the stock power steering system is no longer adequate to turn them when the steering is bound up while wheeling. Not to say it couldn't be done on IFS, but it's kind of worthless, because the full hydro or hydro assist will rip apart the weaker IFS steering components and knuckles in no time.
Get a power steering pump, the brackets, and a power box and convert. It's not too hard, and the parts are readily available from one of the many people on this board who part out Toyotas all the time.
From your intro, you said you have an '87 truck, which means it's IFS (unless you or someone did a solid axle swap). Most people do full hydro or hydro-assist on their solid axle rigs when they are running larger tires (35's and above) and the stock power steering system is no longer adequate to turn them when the steering is bound up while wheeling. Not to say it couldn't be done on IFS, but it's kind of worthless, because the full hydro or hydro assist will rip apart the weaker IFS steering components and knuckles in no time.
Get a power steering pump, the brackets, and a power box and convert. It's not too hard, and the parts are readily available from one of the many people on this board who part out Toyotas all the time.
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84Toyota4x4
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Well, for hydraulic assist, you have to at least have power steering first. The hydro assist basically assists the stock system. The stock pump is what poweres the hydraulic ram, as well as the stock steering box.
Id look into getting the parts to put power steering on it first, and if you have a stock solid axle, you might want to look at grabbing yourself an IFS power steering box instead of the stock one, then slap on a hy-steer kit while youre at it. At least, thats what I would do.
~T.J.
Id look into getting the parts to put power steering on it first, and if you have a stock solid axle, you might want to look at grabbing yourself an IFS power steering box instead of the stock one, then slap on a hy-steer kit while youre at it. At least, thats what I would do.
~T.J.
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My truck is ifs Is it a easy installment.
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RiverRat0021 said:
Not hard at all and reqires zero fab work---just parts replacement with correct parts...
84Toyota4x4
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This reminds me, I need to get an IFS box for my truck so I can get hy-steer, and swap PS onto my Dads truck with my old and spare parts 
Oh, and heres what I can think of you will need off the top of my head...
PS Pump w/pullies
Brackets to hold pump
Lines
PS cooler (goes in front of radiator)
PS Box
Fluid reservoir
Am I missing anything guys?
~T.J.
Oh, and heres what I can think of you will need off the top of my head...
PS Pump w/pullies
Brackets to hold pump
Lines
PS cooler (goes in front of radiator)
PS Box
Fluid reservoir
Am I missing anything guys?
~T.J.
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84Toyota4x4 said:This reminds me, I need to get an IFS box for my truck so I can get hy-steer, and swap PS onto my Dads truck with my old and spare parts
Oh, and heres what I can think of you will need off the top of my head...
PS Pump w/pullies
Brackets to hold pump
Lines
PS cooler (goes in front of radiator)
PS Box
Fluid reservoir
Am I missing anything guys?
~T.J.
A power steering belt.
Toyotanut
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don't forget the ps fluid as well as the nuts and bolts:stirpot:
rickibrat2
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if you are near me there is a extra power steering unit sitting in back of my truck with no mods
rickibrat2
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you also need to think about going to high steer it moves every thing up higher out of the danger areas to a point
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Toyotanut
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rickibrat2 said:
high steer won't do him any good right now.... He's still ifs
