PSC hydro assist install
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Thanks Rick!!
Last thing I did tonight was to pull the threads out of the new cooler! I Teflon’d in a straight -6an and on fit up, changed my mind and decided to swap in a 90 -6an. Pulled and galled the threads on the new cooler. Fun times.
I did get the ram installed and the fluid drained, that swepco fluid is like liquid gold, so I carefully drained it back into the bottles. I’ll grab another cooler and two 90’s tomorrow. I’m not going to fight it.
Also put on heritage decal on the front of the bumper! Maui Built.
More progress pics……
Last thing I did tonight was to pull the threads out of the new cooler! I Teflon’d in a straight -6an and on fit up, changed my mind and decided to swap in a 90 -6an. Pulled and galled the threads on the new cooler. Fun times.
I did get the ram installed and the fluid drained, that swepco fluid is like liquid gold, so I carefully drained it back into the bottles. I’ll grab another cooler and two 90’s tomorrow. I’m not going to fight it.
Also put on heritage decal on the front of the bumper! Maui Built.
More progress pics……
I have run over lots of stuff. Last was my GoPro. It survivedI haven't done a hydro assist install (been thinking one's likely as I upgrade to 35s).
With that said... I do think you may want to rethink installing the cooler directly to the tire. Just seems like trail damage is likely.
Last night, I did a few hours looking for info on the rod side mounting. I ended up on a forum from way back and a thread by Blaine from 2012 I think. It had all the pics and details that I was missing.
For instance, I knew about the thread and heim shortening on the ram but was not sure if loctite in place of jam nuts was the way. Red loctite is a miracle chemical.
Another elusive detail was the rod end mount. Lots of JK and JL assist pics but not many showing TJ and stock type steering setup, those pics were on that thread too. It gets real close to the pitman arm, about 4-5” from it. So it will certainly be effective.
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Next time I would simply buy Blaines kit and be ahead of the game. After all the extra -6an fittings, hose, adapters, coolers, etc. it would be cheaper (plus get the -8an, I am still on -6an). He practically gives all that hardware away, he probably gets bulk discounts to able to sell that cheap and passes the savings on to his customers. I had over $300 in just extras not included in the ram/pump/reservoir kit from psc. not to mention I had to shorten the hiems and ram rod myself.
Ya, I am hard headed and forged through. However, I do usually look back and try to rationally figure a better way. More often than not, it has already been done and done better. It is not that I am trying to invent a new wheel, it more the objective challenge coupled with reality AFTER the fact.
Another issue I try to downplay is my time and my ability to complete a project. This was supposed to be done four months ago. I finally plugged the hole in the shop with my Jeep. Once I am committed, it must be done. Sometimes waiting for parts is not an option once the project has started.
Mine sat a long time after I bought it through Blaine but it was good I did buy it from him because he helped me when I needed it.
Part of my problem was lack of research months ago. I went on the advice of a PSC rep and found after I started the project, that they were not really up to giving said advice.
I can't buy in bulk that large to get any worthwhile discount. I just sell the HA and cooler kit as more of a service. We make a profit, just not a large one. I buy two things in bulk, coolers direct from Derale due to PSC swapping to a different one which didn't fit my mount, and the cooler mount which I buy 50 at a time.
I don't get a price break on the hose in bulk from PSC so I only can buy 50-75 feet at a time. The only way to get a break is to buy a spool and I don't have the time, money, or space for that.
I looked at your kit (after the fact of course) and with just a little math, could not figure out or (as I have to do at my shop) justify your cost. I went over the cost of your kit right away, then continued to spend as I made lane changes. This crap is $$! Knowing you do it as a service makes sense, as you can make a few bucks on labor.
Not saying you should "rape" us but I would say you have room to make some money, you put all the stuff together, just out of convenience, it is worth more. We all gripe and moan anyway. We have to or we seem weak.
Personally, I do not like "raising prices", but we had to have two increases since the elections. We have maybe 5 or 6 increases in 30yrs. All this "free" stuff is catching up with us.
6' of -6an braided hose was $50. I could have cut that cost in half had I bought just the 2.5' I needed. But I have a length left over for the next -6an project. LOL
Not saying you should "rape" us but I would say you have room to make some money, you put all the stuff together, just out of convenience, it is worth more. We all gripe and moan anyway. We have to or we seem weak.
Personally, I do not like "raising prices", but we had to have two increases since the elections. We have maybe 5 or 6 increases in 30yrs. All this "free" stuff is catching up with us.
6' of -6an braided hose was $50. I could have cut that cost in half had I bought just the 2.5' I needed. But I have a length left over for the next -6an project. LOL
Funny/sad. I went down this same path. I bought a PSC setup from Northridge, then spent several hundred dollars in a cooler, fittings, and hose. It worked in the end, but I wasn't completely satisfied with the results. By the time I added everything up, I was only marginally under what it would have cost if I ordered Blaine's kit. For anyone else paying attention, don't be a dummy like me. Order the damn kit and be done with it!
And order it when you order the other items, don't wait till your in the middle of the install.
We used to have a sign in our shop:
Your procrastination does not constitute an emergency on our part.
Oh, and another (my favorite):
We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you!
Both were sadly voted out by my "partner". Apparently the signs were not as funny as I saw them.
I have put 38 miles on the street and so far I feel no difference. Which is what I hoped for. I did engage the front axle and the front locker in a empty parking lot and did some "normal turns. it was easier to turn while locked but it the tires made the expected skid/squeal, so I did not force it to full turn. Can't wait to get it on some trails.
Luke03tj
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I have a psc hydro steering setup on my jeep and when I got it the cooler was mounted on my bumper from a previous owner. I know that there is a kit that comes with a cooler mount to go inside of the grill and I was wondering if anyone knows if you can buy that separate or if it is easy to make with some sheetmetal. Thanks.
You can buy it but you need to verify that the mount hole centers are 13 5/8" or it won't work.
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