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Depends on what area of the country. Back east & down south they sell cheap. On the west coast you would think they were Rolls Royce. Out here the A2's are easily twice as expensive as anywhere else, even for rust buckets. That's why I drove 600 miles to pick one up. I would surf ebay &...

Now where have I heard that before?:-D I'm definitely going to do the Hydromax upgrade before summer. If I can't find an appropriate master cylinder, for say a dual axle motor home, Then I'll try my goofy 3x3 dual circuit. And if that doesn't work I'll put it back into one circuit like the...

I looked and looked but didn't find any specific CFR's about having only mechanical linkages. But for commercial purposes (Greyhound, tour busses, etc.) there is a steering lash requirement. And remember, these lash requirements must be met with the engine off in case of an emergency. Part...

I read it on about a thousand rock crawling websites. But I've never visited DOT to verify it. The rock crawlers use full hydraulic cylinder steering. And they have to trailer their rigs on the road b/c of it. I suppose if I have time I later I can try to find the regulation on mechanical...

DOT HS 808 878 That helps narrow down what Standards to look under. There are tens of thousands of pages of standards. The link above summarizes each section. I'm not sure what you were looking for, hydraulic steering or lift kits. Anyway, if it's NOT specifically in a standard then it's...

I can try. But I'm certainly not a lawyer. I don't think lift kits are illegal, nor are bumper height changes. Usually, there is a minimum/maximum bumper height requirement. As long as the lift doesn't exceed that I believe it's okay. Otherwise Rancho Suspension would have been out of...

I meant in the photo the two lines sticking out the top, nearest the front of the truck. That's where you circled to tap for a Ram in a previous post. I am curious, are you also running a ram with your conversion. Does it help during low speed/no speed turning? The Ram option is appealing to...

The only full hydraulics I'm aware of are for dedicated off-road purposes, heavy construction & rock crawling. DOT requires full mechanical connections in the event of hydraulic failure. RAM assist and RAM steering are similar but not the same.

Forgive me, I should have elaborated. What I meant was, instead of notching the frame & placing angle, what would be wrong with notching the bumperettes, reinforcing them & welding them to the rear of the frame x-member, and running angle (welded to both the bumperettes & the rear crossmember...

Gringletaube, May I pick your brain a bit? If I purchase a 4 port Ross HF542996 like this one: Am I correct in reading previous posts that the top front two lines are for a Ram assist? This particular box is in a 1980 Ford LN700. What else would I have to purchase to mimic your install...

I'm just curious why all the dump bed conversions notch the top rear of the frame. It seems to me the bumperettes are pretty darned beefy. They're already bolted on in roughly the right place. Why not permanently weld them to the rear crossmember & use them for the hinge attachment for the...

Good link. So what this means is the rears, even with 4 tires, will expand to have shoes touch the drums & at the same time the fronts will expand matching the pressure. Is that correct? So at full lockup all six will have the same force. I hope I am understanding this right. Then why...

You have 2 options. 1. Buy a 24/12 battery balancer. Good ones are a few hundred dollars new, cheaper used on ebay. They make sure each battery charges equally when you tap off the center. You'll be tapping the 12v + terminal of the first battery. 2. Install an auxilliary 12 volt alternator...

I jumped under there yesterday to peek at it. There's plenty of wiggle room for a longer tranny. Moving the TC is a viable option if there's not enough room. The only problem I saw was the PTO is pretty far off to the side from the tranny. I'm not sure an aftermarket double output PTO & drive...

That's a neat idea. I never thought about a transfer case swap. It would have to be a disconnected TC that would fit the input driveline on the A2. As far as keeping the winch on the tranny, I was planning to convert to a different tranny in a few years. The engine mounted pumps don't give...

I must respectfully disagree with this. What you said is only true for a single circuit system because of Pascal's principle. It is also mostly true for 4 tire vehicles. And it also assumes the shoes are already tightly touching the drums (full lockup position). In that case I agree with...

I looked into the Medium/Heavy Duty Allisons. Nearly all of them have provisions for PTO. Some even have dual PTO ability, with side-by-side PTO's or over/under PTO's. There are so many Allison models it's ridiculous. So, to answer my own question, yes. I can go ahead & set the truck up...

To replicate the current one-circuit brakes, you would have to have exactly a 66.66 rear to 33.33 front split. The 60/40 would probably still need proportioning a bit. Usually the 60/40 MC's are for front disc brakes. From what I understand, drums need to be closer in proportion. I've been...

Poop! Well it was an idea. I guess any future tranny swaps will just be $$$

The way I figure it, it would be better to be sliding sideways/steering sideways to a stop rather than ramming full speed into a Hyundai at a stoplight b/c of no brakes at all. Under normal driving, there would be no sideways pull because all the wheel cylinders would be expanding equally...