Bilstein 6100, rear clip is set at the lowest groove, Front is set on the fourth groove from the bottom. On flat ground it has a one half inch rake, taller in the rear.
The Icon tie rod boots are sized for the Hoss 2.0 steering gear and the boot flange is quit a bit smaller on Hoss 2.0 unit. Mechanically they are fine, it will be whether you can stretch the boot over the Hoss 3.0 flange. If you are buying the billet cap for the Hoss 2.0 then there is no issue.
You are going to have a heck of a time trying to stretch those Icon boots over the Hoss 3.0 flange. They are made for the Hoss 2.0 and they are quite a bit smaller. I have both on the bench right now and it is very difficult to get them to stretch. I have even purchased two sets of replacement...
I had received an email as well stating that they were making changes to the boot mounting flange as well. This will solve the problem I was having. A somewhat easy machining fix on their part. A difficult process to have recognized as an issue. I wonder how many were shipped out? If a person...
I purchased a new Ford OEM NB3Z-3504-M steering rack. The Weld 74 billet cap lip where the tie rod boot is clamped to is 0.105" smaller than the cap you remove from the rack. Factory rack lip on both sides is 2.855" diameter while the Weld 74 is 2.750" diameter. Can it be used, probably. Is it...
I am not happy with the way the boot fits on mine, it is to loose. I would check with Bronc buster and see what the diameter of their lip is and if the boot fits better.
Well I spoke with Weld 74 and they said they purposely make this lip size smaller. They stated that they have seen various boot sizes and therefore make the lip small. I do not understand why they would not just make the Weld 74 lip the same size as the OEM lip. I could not get a straight answer...
Yes Sir, I did order the Hoss 3.0 option. The Hoss 3.0 lip measures 2.750" in diameter and the OEM lip measure 2.855" in diameter. The OEM boot fits loose. If you were to force a clamp it will bunch the boot as it is larger. Thank you for the response.
Another question would be why did they not...
Has anyone installed the Weld 74 Stage 1 cap and bushing on a Hoss 3.0 steering gear? If so, how did you overcome the disparity of the Weld 74 cover where the OEM boot slips on being 0.155 thousandths smaller than the OEM cover? If the boot was flexible as is the ICON tie rod set it may be...
So dumb question here. Is there a difference between the Ford Performance rack and the Hoss 3.0 rack (nb3z-3504-m) that is being ordered here? Also is there anyone in Oregon that could program a rack if needed?