Any one know how to stiffing up the steering box mount. I've welded it once and it cracked again just movin around the yard:mad: I can fab up stuff so I up for any ideas.
oh ya is an 81 F150 with 39.5x15 TSL.

You need to box that hole area of the frame first

I've got the frame plated on both sides of my eb w/ one quarter
inch plate , plus a horizontal bar across to the opposite frame rail.
I'm running 38 " tsll's with a welded front diff + a saginaw pump &
a stock eb power box . It does well here in my playground out wet
slipprey rocks and mud . Good luck to to you .
:beer: :flipoff2:

Was wondering if you had any pics of how you did that. The frame is not perfectly straight. Did you use a couple of pieces to do that?

Thanks

MacMan

Port it for a hydraulic ram, let the Ram do the grunt work instead of the box..
Saves Sector shafts too!

No pics, but it was pretty simple to do . Just 2 pieces of plate cut
to fit the area around the box . Be sure to grind the area well &
to weld up any cracks in frame 1st. Then weld a plate on the opposite side of box to weld your brace to and you'll be good to go ! :)

Originally posted by big78bronco
Port it for a hydraulic ram, let the Ram do the grunt work instead of the box..
Saves Sector shafts too!


Hell no !!!
Change to a different steering box, & go ram assist... you could probably pay for the whole thing selling a good original EB P/S box

Ah yes... I forgot how freaking expensive those EB boxes are.. would be a shame to port one of them.. I agree.. buy another type, port it for hydraulic assist..

Ok I see what you mean about the plates. I also noticed the rivits that hold the engine crossmember together are loose. This is letting the frame twist. i am going to burn the rivits off and put some 1/2 inch bolts in there first then I am goint to put the plates on the frame!

:p

Thanks