I eyed the Redneck Ram on a few jeeps out here in west texas, a lot of people around here run it because West Texas Off-road/Redneck Ram is located out here. i have not seen one fail, but i will say, in my opinion, that their kit is "under built". all they send you is the hoses, a ram, i think the mounting hardware, and your ported steering box. The way i think about it, you pay more for the PSC kit because they send you a new high flow pump, aluminum reservoir, rebuilt box and everything else that the redneck ram comes with. i don't understand why the redneck ram doesn't come with a new high flow pump, but i would think you would need one, you are adding a HYDRAULIC Cylinder to the steering system, i would figure that PSC has done test that has shown them that a new pump is needed to increase the pressure in the system, and that is why they sell them or maybe they sell them just to sell them, i don't know, but it gives you a little more peace of mind knowing that your stock pump will not fail because it is being overworked. the reservoir may seem unnecessary until you realize how hot these systems run, and a bigger Aluminum reservoir will help keep the temps a little lower by holding more fluid and dissipating heat better than the stock reservoir which will allow all the components in the system to last longer, again a little more peace of mind. another thing is i don't believe the steering box's from PSC are just ported, they are rebuilt and have what appears to be a new milled input shaft housing part that has the new ports for the ram, rather than just the stock box with some holes drilled and tapped. in this case i feel like you get what you pay for. JFYI i ordered my PSC kit from Trail Jeeps for about $1500, the best part was they sent me a steering box and all the other parts and once i installed the kit i sent them my old box back so that they could ship it to PSC to be rebuilt, i had no down time on having to ship my box, waiting for it to be rebuilt/ported and being shipped back.
