Topic: Durango box install

[pioneer4x4]

ok thanks, is the adjustment to the drag link just to correct the steering wheel position?

[TN00TJ]

Has anyone had a leak after going to the Durango box?

[Bounty Hunter]

I installed a Durango box with no leaks.  Also helps to install a cooler on the low pressure side, especially if you have a front locker. 

[pioneer4x4]

my box has been leaking for a while now, but all of a sudden it doesn't leak anymore if so very little, now the hose gets real freaking hot, and i still have power steering? im swapping out the box this weekend, but am wondering if i should swap out the ps pump as well? are the hoses getting hot from ps pump not circulating properly or is it a result from box being bad?

[Sine Deviance]

The pump is probably bad in that case. If you run a power steering pump with low/no fluid in it, they will go bad.

[FourbangerYJ]

ok thanks, is the adjustment to the drag link just to correct the steering wheel position?

If you don't the lock to lock will not be the same for both directions. Adjusting the DL will make it the same for both directions.

[pioneer4x4]

well i installed the durango box last night, it was a pain with the 2.5 radiator assembly in the way, but i got it in finally. i was wondering how yalls steering felt after the install, mine is quite a bit stiffer, not sure if im just used to all the slack the old one had due to bad seal for so long or what. my pump is making some wining now so i guess ill go pick up another one and see how it does after that. also im gonna have to order the pressure line, but was wondering if its just rubber crimped onto hydrolic line, just wondering if they can get crimped because when ever i take pump off engine for work i always kinda twist it around and set it aside? thanks

[neale_rs]

Will any year Durango box work for a YJ?  Thanks

[pioneer4x4]

i got the power steering pump in and no more whining all the time, except for when the wheels are all the way lock to lock it makes a nasty whining noise, does anyone elses? do i need to adjust the stops or something, was kinda thinking maybe the wheels going beyond what they're supposed to, not sure? just wanted to see what others was doing. thanks

[sharpxmen]

i got the power steering pump in and no more whining all the time, except for when the wheels are all the way lock to lock it makes a nasty whining noise, does anyone elses? do i need to adjust the stops or something, was kinda thinking maybe the wheels going beyond what they're supposed to, not sure? just wanted to see what others was doing. thanks

you can hear mine too but not really whining, but yeah it does make noise when it's at the end. Even if you adjust the bumpstops it will be the same deal - basically your pump goes under load when you are trying to steer and there's nowhere to go from there. not sure about the chrysler pump but some pumps have an over pressure valve that is adjustable, so the less pressure the less is the noise, the downside is that it will "help" you less if you are against an obstacle.

[pioneer4x4]

ok cool man thanks for the reply.

[Bounty Hunter]

Will any year Durango box work for a YJ?  Thanks

Stick with a '99 4wd.

[neale_rs]

Thanks!

[neale_rs]

I was concerned with the issue of three bolts vs four bolts.  This seemed like it would place 33% more strain on the remaining 3 bolt holes (increasing the chance of frame cracking) vs the original configuration (on a YJ).  Now I'm less worried.  The YJ has a mount that is attached with four bolts, two on the bottom and two that also screw into the steering box mounting tabs.  With a Durango or TJ box, it looks like the mount can still be attached with four bolts although the box will attach with three (two into the mount and one through the frame).  Since the same four bolts go through the frame, this means that the strain on the frame is still about the same.  There will be more strain on the three box mounting bolts and on the mount but the frame will be just as well off as before.  So, bottom line, you may increase the chance that the mount or the bolts will need to be replaced down the road but this is a lot cheaper and less serious than fixing the frame.  Just make sure you use the four bolts to attach the mount to the frame.

Glad I got this off my chest!