Stock PS pump for rear steer?

Is there a good stock power steering pump to use for rear steer on a rockwell axle with a 2"-2.25"x 10 cylinder?

Re: Re: Stock PS pump for rear steer?

What engine? How are you planning to mount it?

Saginaw TC pumps are easy to mount, easy to find stock applications that use remote reservoirs, and easy to find pulleys for.

V belt or serpentine (how many ribs).

I've done a bunch of research on pumps and pulleys

Trusty old SBC, and I'll mount it however is needed for it to pump lol.



*edit* I am 90% sure I've asked this before, but I can't find the thread, and now its finally time to set it up.

Are you planning to use the same stock pump for your front and rear steering?

No, i have a psc p style pump I'm using for the front, just don't want to spend the money for another on the rear if there is a decent stock pump I can use.

im also interested in learning more on this. im running a 400 sbc but with tons. I took the easy way out an bought a complete kit from psc but didn't know enough at the time of ordering an just got a single pump for 4 wheel steering (lags something awful) :. I would like to find a cheap pump to run just my rear. also would like to see how yall are mounting dual pumps on sbc's cant seem to find a lot on them, just ls engines.

I got a krc for my front and a stock ford for my rear with a serpantine belt works perfect

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Also have another crawler with rocks as well but it has this for the rear

fordcontraption01 said:

Also have another crawler with rocks as well but it has this for the rear

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specs on this pump?

Don't really know much about these myself it was on the truggy when I got it and it didn't work worth a damn so I got a solenoid for it and it's good to go now. I was told it was a dump bed pump

Is there any numbers on it? Just watched a Jordan tanner rear steer donut video and I'm not even going to mess with a non steer axle now.

There was numbers on it but some jack leg painted over them and when I tried to recover the numbers they rubbed off. And yes the rear steer doughnuts are something else although I have went so fast before I almost rolled over :****:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200329758_200329758

This is the pump that I have used for a few years. With a 3" X 9" double ended cylinder, it's plenty strong but a little slow. If I had to do it over, I would run another mechanical pump dedicated to rear steer. The pressure is sufficient but the volume flow rate is what makes it a poor choice for quick steering (especially with a 3" cylinder). The spec sheet reads 1.4 gpm @ 1600 psi. I would say a volume flow rate closer to 3 gpm would be more desirable for a 2 - 2.5" cylinder.
I've had good luck with my PSC "P" pump for my front steering, however, for the rear, I'd be interested in trying one of KRC's pumps with their changeable flow valves.

How slow is slow? Do you hit the switch and wait for it to move?

There's no delay. It moves instantly when the switch is closed. To give you an idea of the speed, I'll have to time it from lock to lock when I get home on Wednesday.

You don't have to time it, but thanks! Compared to the front, if you turn them both to the same side at the same time is the rear just a few seconds behind the front?

It's not as slow as that but if you have a fast orbital it's not that fast

Ok, last question, how much space does it take up roughly?

AdamF said:

You don't have to time it, but thanks! Compared to the front, if you turn them both to the same side at the same time is the rear just a few seconds behind the front?

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My best guess is between one and two seconds. I've never compared the front and rear that way.