If they would price that kit at $1,000 it'd be worth it. A replacement steering box is $500, so trying to sell a steering box with half a dozen $15 hoses, some brackets, and a power steering pump (maybe $150?) is highway robbery. Not to mention you also have to own a tazer to make it all work.
It is expensive but it is certainly more than just "some hoses, a steering gear, and the pump". It comes with proper mounting brackets for the pump, the cooler, the required serpentine belt, formed high pressure hoses/lines, a reservoir, a MUCH better steering box, and a much better pump.
Post a review here once you get it installed.
Hopefully you ordered yours from @Northridge4x4 and saved the around $150 the discount code saves you.
That’s a pretty all inclusive kit! This isn’t the first time I’ve had issues with the hydro-electric steering on one of these. Had to replace the one on a Durango a few years back. Hated it then, still not impressed with it now. I’d love to go with a more traditional steering setup. For pretty much complete steering that’s basically just take out the old and install the new that’s not a very bad price. They did all the heavy lifting for you.
Remember the Takata recall? Yeah, we still sold them even though they were "unsafe" to drive. At least for those we just had a safety waiver the customer had to sign before we could "deliver" the vehicle for them to take home, proving they understood the vehicle had a safety recall and could be "unsafe" to drive until fixed.
The non-OEM is, as I understand it, able to sell its product without hesitation. I generally try to buy from an OEM, prefer a one-owner, never wrecked, etc. In this case, with limited knowledge and research, Google AI said that a franchise dealer (I take that to mean any franchise store, regardless of its primary brand) is legally prohibited from selling one. I like and agree with your statement about having a waiver signed. But Google AI also suggested that some banks have or can refuse financing on a unit under this recall that has not been fixed. With the volume of manufacturer recalls currently and specifically for Jeep, I am just really surprised to hear there is a no-sale on these, if in fact that is true. Truth is always revealed over time, but this just caught me by surprise today.
They do but it's made to work with a cylinder assist kit, which is like, another $1,000 or something.
Check the NHTSA site. The Mopar site is pathetic...
There were multiple thread links posted showing fires from gladiators that were sitting all the way to one burning down while being driven...
