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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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I've been watching your site grow for quite a while, and I was interested in your steering brace since the day you started talking about a better design. If I could afford it I would have already sent you the money for one of your first run prototypes.
Thanks! I had them up but took them down about 8 months ago to get the patents done. I caught wind of someone trying to copy the design so I figured it would be worth it in the long run to lock the design up. I managed to improve the design while I was waiting on the legal stuff so it's truly a perfect product right from the beginning.

I do have a pre sale going now on the first batch which will ship this week, so send me an email and I can send you back a link for that if you want. They are 175 shipped and then once they are on the site it's 199 plus shipping (about $15) so you save about $40 right now. There is an email link on dodgeoffroad.com but I think you already have an account on there (username looks familiar) so you may have that info already.

And I appreciate the support! As you may know, I am just another Ram owner that happens to build parts for our trucks. I'm adding stuff all the time but unfortunately it's hard to keep the site as current as I would like. The DOR forum is the first place I post anything new. There is a rear 4 link kit coming out in 4 weeks and a few other cool new things so check it out!
 
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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Don't suppose we could talk you into marketing brackets to mount a york 210 compressor on the rams could we?
 
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dodge Off Road
Thanks! I had them up but took them down about 8 months ago to get the patents done. I caught wind of someone trying to copy the design so I figured it would be worth it in the long run to lock the design up. I managed to improve the design while I was waiting on the legal stuff so it's truly a perfect product right from the beginning.

I do have a pre sale going now on the first batch which will ship this week, so send me an email and I can send you back a link for that if you want. They are 175 shipped and then once they are on the site it's 199 plus shipping (about $15) so you save about $40 right now. There is an email link on dodgeoffroad.com but I think you already have an account on there (username looks familiar) so you may have that info already.

And I appreciate the support! As you may know, I am just another Ram owner that happens to build parts for our trucks. I'm adding stuff all the time but unfortunately it's hard to keep the site as current as I would like. The DOR forum is the first place I post anything new. There is a rear 4 link kit coming out in 4 weeks and a few other cool new things so check it out!
Well I just registered the other day on your forum, but I haven't posted at all, I just wanted to see pictures of that kid's 1500 on 40" Hawgs he traded a quad for You might remember my username because I sent a complement/thanks your way on Pirate when you put up pics of your V10.

If I didn't have so much else going on right now I might spring for the early pricing on the brace, but I have so much else I want to get done with the truck before I could justify that... First on the to do list when it comes to steering is lose the garbage Y-link setup.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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Don't suppose we could talk you into marketing brackets to mount a york 210 compressor on the rams could we?
Sure! I'm down for whatever. With a CNC table it's not hard to do. Send me some info and I'll see what I can draw up. Where do you want to mount it? Like this?





2x1972, yeah that's where I saw your name pop up on the forum and now I remember you posting on Pirate too. Good to see you on yet another forum! lol No problem on the brace, it will be ready whenever you are.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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This is where i hang out the most (my fiance would describe it as "obsessively" sheesh!) as it tends to be focused on the kind of direction I am going with my '95 (keeping it a reliable daily driver primarily) but since I am going to be coming home to my wheelin' toy Power Wagon in a couple weeks I have been severely bitten by the extreme 4x4 bug again, and have been plotting and scheming where I should go with the thing, so I have been branching out a bit.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Dodge Off Road
Sure! I'm down for whatever. With a CNC table it's not hard to do. Send me some info and I'll see what I can draw up. Where do you want to mount it? Like this?





2x1972, yeah that's where I saw your name pop up on the forum and now I remember you posting on Pirate too. Good to see you on yet another forum! lol No problem on the brace, it will be ready whenever you are.
That is exactly what I had in mind. A serpentine drive for it wouldn't hurt my feelings either...... Did any of them ever use a serp belt?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dodge Off Road
Thanks! I had them up but took them down about 8 months ago to get the patents done. I caught wind of someone trying to copy the design so I figured it would be worth it in the long run to lock the design up. I managed to improve the design while I was waiting on the legal stuff so it's truly a perfect product right from the beginning.

I do have a pre sale going now on the first batch which will ship this week, so send me an email and I can send you back a link for that if you want. They are 175 shipped and then once they are on the site it's 199 plus shipping (about $15) so you save about $40 right now. There is an email link on dodgeoffroad.com but I think you already have an account on there (username looks familiar) so you may have that info already.

And I appreciate the support! As you may know, I am just another Ram owner that happens to build parts for our trucks. I'm adding stuff all the time but unfortunately it's hard to keep the site as current as I would like. The DOR forum is the first place I post anything new. There is a rear 4 link kit coming out in 4 weeks and a few other cool new things so check it out!
Will the brace work with a plow mount?
 
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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HeyYou, I'll have to check on the belt thing. I don't know much about that setup but I found the pics online and just wanted to see what kind of bracket you were talking about making.

Zman, The brace won't interfere with a plow mount as far as I know. We can exchange some photos and see how they both mount up to determine if that is an issue.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dodge Off Road
HeyYou, I'll have to check on the belt thing. I don't know much about that setup but I found the pics online and just wanted to see what kind of bracket you were talking about making.

Zman, The brace won't interfere with a plow mount as far as I know. We can exchange some photos and see how they both mount up to determine if that is an issue.
Well I don't wheel it, but it obviously has a plow, and I'd like to have my new Red-Head gear box last as long as possible.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 01:05 AM
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Here is a pic of how it mounts up. Unless your plow mounts to the front steering box bolt, there shouldn't be an issue. And this will keep the sludge from building up on your gear box or lines. :-)

Pic is an unfinished brace. They come powdercoated and you would see some bolts there on the front lip but I just clamped it in place to test fit.



You can see the side tab here that goes on the sway bar mount and the one steering box bolt:

 
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