i was wondering what size lines you guys use to connect the pump to the steering valve to the cylinder is it -4 or -6 and will it help turn the truck when the front is fully welded or did i just waste my money

your prolly gonna break something if you try to turn a fully welded front with a hydraulic steering setup

With a welded front end you need to have at least one lock out you can open up.
Otherwise it's bust city.


As for size of lines. I run 3/8" I.D. Hydrulic hose thru out the system.

Also for the cylinder you use, Try to keep it in the 2 1/2" X 12" Size range.
2" is to easy to bypass and 3" makes it steer slow.



Dan

Put a hub on it like Shazam suggested. I too am running 3/8" hydraulic hose in my hydraulic steering setup. I agree with Shazam on the bore diameter of the cylinder, but don't think you'll need more than an 8" stroke. You can put a mark on the axle and a mark on the tie rod with the wheels at full lock, then rotate them to the other lock (ie right to left or left to right) and measure the distance. That is the total amount of stroke you'll need.

Alan

We ran a 2 1/8 cylinder fully welded with flanges for 4 yrs broke the end last year on concrete parking lot, ran last night the first time with new cylinder bent it into a U on the grass. Might have just been a bad cylinder but a lock out is going in it this week just to much trouble with out it.