Steering box remanufactured or new?

[fourwheelinj1]

I need to buy a steering box for by cj. I plan on putting a hummer h1 box on it since its a direct swap. The question is a remanufactured box good quality or would a brand new one be better for $150 more?

 

[rodney eppes]

I didn't know about the H1. I ran my 79 CJ till last year, with the original box, & 33" tires. I had been having seal leakage, & when it finally started getting a lot of play in the wheel, I replaced it.
Bought a reman, from NAPA, thinking it was better quality. Now I know that Advance, & probably all the rest, use the same suppliers. The reman lasted about a year,before the main shaft, tried to drive out the bottom.
It was still under warranty, so they replaced it=no questions asked. I'm Hoping it was just a fluke!

 

[transman731]

i will only put a reman box on if it's all i can find. i prefer to use a new one whenever possible.

 

[stockcar]

several years ago , I replaced my CJ box with a new super box from Summit Racing , around $400 at the time and it has been ...well super ! .....only thing -- directions want you to use this purple fluid which I did not find until I was ready to install and had to wait a few days after the install for fluid to arrive from Summit racing . I would go new if possible . Also , a few months later , I installed an after market shaft .

 

[orange150]

I got my reman H1 box off JC Whitney, they had the absolute cheapest price around from a reputable company.

 

[fourwheelinj1]

Orange150 how is the remanufactued H1 box working? Is it nice and tight?

 

[orange150]

Yea, so far so good! I've been running it daily for about two months now. I'm still D30 front with 33x12.5 tires.