blamejane
Bronco Guru
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- May 12, 2012
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My BIL says I need to make my bronco safer to drive. He said steering and brakes. My 76 has power steering (probably factory) and it whines and squeaks whenever I turn. It's so embarrassing I try never to turn . The steering has a lot of play, probably at least 30 percent. The brakes are disc in front and I think rear drums. I have to use two-feet to stop the bronco, yikes. I know if a deer ever jumps out onto the country roads it's definitely gonna be a problem. So...
I looked into the power/hydroboost tech articles for the brakes, and according to the information I found my power steering needs to be in excellent working order for the hydro system to function well. I may not be conveying this correctly, but the bottom line is I must focus on the problems with my power steering first.
I just searched and read two pages worth of "power steering" here on CB. I see a lot of people rebuild their existing OEM box and some suggest buying new. I'm not sure which I should do!? I see suggestions for saginaw dual return, and another thread regarding AGR Performance having a bolt-in replacement, along with several other msg's in between. I need a little direction here as I'm typically decision impaired. I am not doing a restoration and I drive in town mostly, though I live off 1/2 mile dirt-road. If my DH had his way, everything would be replaced with new billet parts lol.
My EB has a 2.5" WH lift for the 33's 12.5 tires.
I am not concerned about cost, just so long as I can remove all of the play in my steering and add a super awesome hydro type setup for the best possible stopping power. I know this may not be possible, but hopefully I can come close. Oh and if it's not too much to ask, I'd like it to be fairly simple to do lol. That is, I like bolt-on more than conversions; maybe keep it simple.
Pics will be added to document my progress
and help identify what I need to do.
I looked into the power/hydroboost tech articles for the brakes, and according to the information I found my power steering needs to be in excellent working order for the hydro system to function well. I may not be conveying this correctly, but the bottom line is I must focus on the problems with my power steering first.
I just searched and read two pages worth of "power steering" here on CB. I see a lot of people rebuild their existing OEM box and some suggest buying new. I'm not sure which I should do!? I see suggestions for saginaw dual return, and another thread regarding AGR Performance having a bolt-in replacement, along with several other msg's in between. I need a little direction here as I'm typically decision impaired. I am not doing a restoration and I drive in town mostly, though I live off 1/2 mile dirt-road. If my DH had his way, everything would be replaced with new billet parts lol.
My EB has a 2.5" WH lift for the 33's 12.5 tires.
I am not concerned about cost, just so long as I can remove all of the play in my steering and add a super awesome hydro type setup for the best possible stopping power. I know this may not be possible, but hopefully I can come close. Oh and if it's not too much to ask, I'd like it to be fairly simple to do lol. That is, I like bolt-on more than conversions; maybe keep it simple.
Pics will be added to document my progress
and help identify what I need to do.