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Old 08-02-2023, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Let us know how this works out. GOOD steering boxes are becoming akin to hens teeth.....
I FINALLY got this installed in a '99 1500 for my customer.

I will say it seems to have ZERO dead spot. It's difficult to discern because I think the toe on this truck is out. It has decent low speed return to center but at highway speeds if you point slightly right or left it'll stay that way. Again, I don't think CanCraft is to blame for this.

The previous MasterPro rebuild had a huge dead zone and this CanCraft has none.

edit: I should have said sitting on my shop floor after pulling straight in you can see it's toed out if you have eyes that might allow you to climb airplane stairs without tripping three times....

 

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Verdict on CanCraft steering box?
Can pass through Richmond, B.C. area on way home, would like to pick one up.
Intended to do so on the way north, had to hurry because of fires.
 
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Old 08-08-2023, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 69_XS29L
Verdict on CanCraft steering box?
Can pass through Richmond, B.C. area on way home, would like to pick one up.
Intended to do so on the way north, had to hurry because of fires.
I can't give you anymore than post #21. It's not my vehicle but the owner is thrilled -- although she had learned to adapt to several very poor MasterPro remans from O'Reilly so it's all relative.

When I test drove it I found absolutely no "dead zone" and I think a proper alignment likely would have made the truck handle perfectly. There was no time to pursue an alignment as she needed the vehicle back.

That's all I know but if you get one please post your findings to further expand the experience base here.
 
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Just information.
 
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Just information.
Is that a four door second gen????? Where is that at?
 
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Again, I saw a Diesel Brothers where they claimed they were a factory option but extremely rare. They had one and built it up.

BUT believing everything you see on reality TV shows is the same as believing everything you read on the internet, so I am not claiming that show or this forum is a credible source. Actually I think the crew cabs came from racoon dogs and weren't a leak from the Dodge factory ???? Makes sense....

edit: I was curious so I did a little more digging. Found a couple examples on YT which were stated to be conversions, and read some Reddit comments briefly that said it was a company in MN but they no longer do them. I never saw the name of the conversion company stated. I'm an old Ford guy so I was familiar w Centurion but I don't know that Centurion did Dodge stuff, so no idea.

I could spend all day down the rabbit hole but I'm now beginning to believe none of them were factory
There were two companies that did it. One is still in business they are in Texas. I know there name, have it written down. It was a "dealer option" kind of like Hennessy with the TRX.
 
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Best box to date that I have ran is PSC. Under $500 for non ported box.
 
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Out on the prairie somewhere. I've heard of them up here. Looks different than this conversion.
https://tfltruck.com/2021/01/is-this...nversion-ever/
 
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I ran the core return through pirateship....would have been $85 UPS or $135 USPS. For a $100 core not worth my time.

I'm not savvy with shipping to CA so there may be better options but I've expended all the effort I'm willing to on the core return.
 
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Originally Posted by Keith_L
I ran the core return through pirateship....would have been $85 UPS or $135 USPS. For a $100 core not worth my time.

I'm not savvy with shipping to CA so there may be better options but I've expended all the effort I'm willing to on the core return.
That funny little line on the map sure does complicate things.....
 


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