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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Buellton, CA
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Steering shaft suggestion
what is the best way to go from
1"dd (steering column ) to 3/4" 30 spline (steering box) ? |
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Lakes Region NH
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
Factory steering shafts cut and welded?
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
I'm not a fan of the cut and weld idea as too many guys screw that up by doing it wrong.
The U joint setup that VS posted is a popular option but you can probably do it with stock pieces if you hunt a bit and use the DD pieces to adjust your length. A couple of photos of what you are working with and what you need to do would go a long way towards getting a simple fix that didn't break the back and was totally safe.
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
I kinda got the idea as to what to use, i cant make up my mind as to start from the 1"dd.
the shaft size is what i cant decide 1"dd shaft or 3/4"dd shaft. i know it is not that hard, but i dont want to overkill but not go smaller etc, you know what i mean. ![]() |
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
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If you use some Chinese one it could bind and snap while turning.... No thank you ![]()
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Location: ID
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
Try mid '90's Jeep Cherokee from your local u-pull-it
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
too short, I have one on the shelf.
I use borgeson u-joints and slip shaft BRG-014931 Steering Universal Joint, Steel, 3/4 in. DD, 3/4 in. 30-Spline BRG-015252 Steering Universal Joint, Steel, 1 in. DD, 1 in. DD BRG-450036 Steering Shaft, Steel Alloy, Universal the slip shaft is 3/4 on the lower side and 1" on the upper. no need to cut to length, its got a slip joint. there are better places to be cheap than brakes or steering, in my cruddy opinion.
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
no. no and again no
use the u-joint adapter ![]()
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
Here is what I did for $10 (Astro Van shaft at junk yard). I had the 74 shaft from donor truck. U joints are not as elegant as Borgsen, but plenty strong. Retains slip joint for frame and cab movement (critical in my 4wd off road application) or collapse in collision. No welding except for spot welds after installing set screws treaded into the inner shaft.
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Re: Steering shaft suggestion
Got it in a bundle with a bunch of other parts, $50/5 = $10.
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