ORD vs. RUFFSTUFF cross over steering?

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squarebfan

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I'm converting to cross over steering, got the steering box, just wanting to get some input on each cross over kit. Which one people prefer, ORD or RUFFSTUFF?
 

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ORD has been around longer, and super helpful and their kit I believe is more complete than Ruff...


D60??
 

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ORD has better drag link ends with their kit that just the generic 1 ton tie rod ends:

"Our tie rod ends are manufactured specifically for us. Factory GM draglink ends have good angle capacity, but have long shanks that can cause clearance issues. Factory GM tie rod ends are nice and short, but have very little angle capacity. Our ends are built with the best of both worlds, this is crucial in many applications (particularly 67-87 GM straight axle trucks) as many times the bend in the draglink has to start as soon as possible to clear the engine crossmember, the extra shank on draglink ends makes that impossible. Additionally, our tie rod ends are a metal-on-metal design with a preload spring on the bearing race (sort of like the upper kingpin on a Dana 60), that helps keep the joint tight even as the parts wear.)"
 

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Another vote for ORD here.
 

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I've bought a few things from ruffstuff myself, (things that while I have access to a full machine shop to make, I just choose to buy because it's less hassle), so I can't really cant complain about them. But I've also bought (again, same story) things from ORD.

ORD is the real deal in terms of offroading stuffs, ruffstuff has their place, but some of it doesn't seem on par with ORD.
 

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I bought some parts from ORD and they all fitted perfect and are high qualty. Their customer service is great.
 

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ORD is my go to as well.
 

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ORD vote..customer service is great!
 

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