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Offline amarshall

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Re: steering gear swap/gear box rebuild??
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2018, 12:12:18 AM »
Quote from: eaglefreek on February 24, 2018, 05:26:12 PM
When I took yours for a drive a few weeks ago to keep the battery charged, the first thing I thought was, "man this thing needs a Jeep steering gear".  ;D

Hah, probably followed by "Holy cow these are the loudest mud tires in the world!"
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Re: steering gear swap/gear box rebuild??
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2018, 04:54:45 PM »
Quote from: amarshall on February 26, 2018, 12:12:18 AM
Quote from: eaglefreek on February 24, 2018, 05:26:12 PM
When I took yours for a drive a few weeks ago to keep the battery charged, the first thing I thought was, "man this thing needs a Jeep steering gear".  ;D

Hah, probably followed by "Holy cow these are the loudest mud tires in the world!"
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Re: steering gear swap/gear box rebuild??
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2018, 10:35:40 PM »
I bought an 87 Monte Carlo gear box from Napa for like $112 and turned mine in for a core. Bolted right in,  12:1 steering.  vastly better than the 21:1
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Re: steering gear swap/gear box rebuild??
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2018, 08:42:58 AM »
Quote from: moparfonix on March 06, 2018, 10:35:40 PM
I bought an 87 Monte Carlo gear box from Napa for like $112 and turned mine in for a core. Bolted right in,  12:1 steering.  vastly better than the 21:1

Thanks for letting us know about this option!
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