Steering Gear upgrades for XJ?

[AthlonAJ]

I know AGR but I'm not ready to sell my kidney on ebay just yet. Since mine is clunking pretty good thought I would see if anyone has found or modded a more stout steering gear out of something else first. Anyone?

[OverTech]

Homebrew Hydraulic assist:
http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/ps-ram.html

Boosting your PS pump:
http://www.off-road.com/~jweed/pwrstr.htm

Real good info in this thread from Scott@Rockstomper:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6875

Dave

[TheLakeRat]

You can get a steering gear for an older Jeep J20 pickup. they are the exact same thing as an AGR box. The only problem may be that the input splines may be different .
Or if you can't find one then i can rebuild the one you have and tap it for hydro assist which will give you alot more power.
hope i helped

[AthlonAJ]

Hydraulic assist sounds nice and I've heard that it makes a world of difference even handling on the street with tightening things up too. I've got a spare box right now, might just go that route in the future but first think I'll see if I can scrounge that J20 box....easier said then done eh?

[AthlonAJ]

Hey J20's, Wagoneers, Cherokees...all pre80's should have the same box right?

[TheLakeRat]

NO the J20's have a different larger bore gear box (like AGR uses) than all the rest. The J10's, waggy's, and cherokees's all have a small diameter box box