XJ steering shaft upgrade in first gen k5 69-72

[waltergronkite]

Has anyone done the XJ steering shaft upgrade or atleast attempted it on a 69-72 truck or blazer. Im about to cut up my original steering shaft and weld the ends onto the XJ u-joint ends. Is this madness?

thanks all

[leftybass209]

It's not madness if you have a good plan to align the shafts, and have great welding skills. I've looked for anyone who had done that mod before I attempted anything.

In the end I went with the cpp u-joint to rag joint kit, but I will eventually swap the rag joint for a Borgeson vibration dampening u-joint.

[FirstOwner69]

Here's a thread that may help. Find others by Googling the forum for "Jeep steering". Start at post 9.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=607429