Rag joint replacement - move steering shaft further back?

[Willshook]

Originally Posted by RustyPile

Your method of measurement is flawed.

The picture is kind of misleading - but the studs are the same length so they're not throwing off the measurement. The clamp height that is the issue as said before.

At this point I'm just going to move the box and get it on - fastest path forward. I can just loosen it enough to slip the coupler over the shaft, then slide the column down. Not excited about it, but there it is