417guy
Well-Known Member
Well, I pulled the trigger…had a 5% off code at Rockauto.com. The Description of the Lares 11033 was NEW !, and “ firm feel” !!! Before I ordered, I called the Lares customer service #, the guy was nice, helpful, confirmed it was new, not rebuilt. Said the “ firm feel” was to give it better road feel. Didn’t/would not say how that was accomplished !
They listed an 11043, which was the same, but “fast ratio”. It was out of stock until late March.
So based on that info, and the fact I really can’t spend $1000 for a Bergman Borgeson unit (including shipping), I got the Lares 11033. $359.59 delivered to me in 4 days by FedEx !
I opened it up and it is similar to my oe roadrunner box, but the inlet and outlet for fluid are in a slightly different spot, and it does not have what I’ll call the “centering valve “ the oe has on top with the pressure and return fittings.
I decided to do this work myself with the help of a buddy, but it will be a challenge because of the hooker headers.
I guess what I’m curious about is has anyone had any good or bad experience with this steering gear, or others from Lares ? Would like to hear others input. Oh, and Firm Feel out west is 2 months out plus transit time and costs, that also swayed me to this Lares product. (Just wish it looked more like my oe gear)
Thanks for reading this mini novel, as always appreciate others experiences.
They listed an 11043, which was the same, but “fast ratio”. It was out of stock until late March.
So based on that info, and the fact I really can’t spend $1000 for a Bergman Borgeson unit (including shipping), I got the Lares 11033. $359.59 delivered to me in 4 days by FedEx !
I opened it up and it is similar to my oe roadrunner box, but the inlet and outlet for fluid are in a slightly different spot, and it does not have what I’ll call the “centering valve “ the oe has on top with the pressure and return fittings.
I decided to do this work myself with the help of a buddy, but it will be a challenge because of the hooker headers.
I guess what I’m curious about is has anyone had any good or bad experience with this steering gear, or others from Lares ? Would like to hear others input. Oh, and Firm Feel out west is 2 months out plus transit time and costs, that also swayed me to this Lares product. (Just wish it looked more like my oe gear)
Thanks for reading this mini novel, as always appreciate others experiences.