John raises some good points.
I added power steering to my 1 ton then moved that (custom) setup to the 2 ton, and while it was nice in both trucks it wasn't all that necessary.
Next for my GMC 1 ton I'm rebuilding a front axle and will go through the steering box and stick with the original setup. Much simpler (the main attraction) and less expense, and I don't expect to desire power steering very often if at all with that all done correctly.
Also to the earlier point about using undersized components on a big truck; I am also concerned about that. I find it hard to think of an excuse to justify cutting corners on steering or braking systems, which we can all agree are critically important. Saying it might be OK because you don't have potholes or some may say I only drive it a few times a year is kind of missing the point about building and maintaining a safe vehicle not only for your own benefit but for benefit of others around you. Also think to the future (that you can't actually predict) and how might someone unaware of the now built in limitations use and drive the truck, they may see and use it for the truck it was/should be.
Grigg
