DIY Steering Box Brace install

[triton]

nice write up Steve. So, how do you like it ? Tell a difference ? If you end up getting the rest of Don's linkage you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner :-)

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[steve05ram360]

I like it, seems like there is less vibration than before which would make sense. for those that have a tight front end, you probably wouldnt notice a thing, which is to be expected.

The steering upgrade order from Don has been placed and it looks like the end of January for a ship date. I cant wait, this intermittant vib sucks.

[MAB_CTD_4X4]

ORIGINAL: steve05ram360

within 30~45 minutes of placing my order I got a call to find out if I had drop blocks for the swaybar so they could include the correct swaybar bolts

Man I was thinking about the swaybar bolts today, since my Kore Recon should be put on in a few weeks and it has drop blocks.

[chouseal]

I'm looking at adding one of these as well. How does the Defiant brace compare to the Windecker boxed-style brace? The Windecker version looks a lot beefier...

[steve05ram360]

IMO, the box types are overkill... the load on the shaft is a side to side load, adding the defiant brace eliminates that movement just fine...

[chouseal]

That makes sense... any differences (that you know of) in the quality of the supplied bearing, fit and finish, etc?

[steve05ram360]

before installing the bearings I did the old finger thru the hole & rotate test and it was smooth as I'd expect. I dont recall who made the bearing, even so, the life of it should be quite long considering its not on a wheel spinning constantly...