RETRO-Mod: Jeep intermediate steering shaft

[richard A lindner]

Yes.any race car part store stocks the joint.i type the letter phone changes to i

 

[Mr Clean]

Yes.any race car part store stocks the joint.i type the letter phone changes to i

How would you attach the U joint to the shaft?

 

[richard A lindner]

It has set screws.we use them on are race cars

 

[Mr Clean]

It has set screws.we use them on are race cars

Got any pics...I guess I'm not understanding what you are talking about.

 

[Mr Clean]

OK, for those of you wanting to know if the 87-95 Jeep Wrangler shaft will work...Yes with some shorting...It is longer than the Cherokee Shaft. I have taken a few pics, just to show anyone interested it will work with some minor modification. When I put my column back in, I'm also going to do a write up and take lots of pics on how to shorten your Steering column.

 

[Mr Clean]

and if it works, I ask an Admin to add a reply early in the post that reflects the info plz. Long post, hate to miss good info like that through reading all the other posts. Or put a link to another post [that states check this updated post] with the info early in the post. Hope you get what I'm saying lol.

I used my new Super Admin powers and Updated the 1st post...

 

[RecklessWOT]

I used my new Super Admin powers and Updated the 1st post...

I hadn't even noticed. When did that happen? lol I'll admit I'm not very observant

 

[Mr Clean]

I hadn't even noticed. When did that happen? lol I'll admit I'm not very observant

Yesterday...been talking about it for a little bit.

 

[Camar068]

I've had this installed for years. So with an 86 k10 stock steering box, is the steering linear through-out left to rights stops? Or is it faster/slower at any point?

I want to get the wheel and steering box centered with this mod but I can't cuz everything is keyed (output of column/input on gear/output on pitman). I'm looking at ~1.45 turns left and 1.95 right. I need to draw it left ~1/4 turn.

If it's linear [ratio], I need to [edit:continue] look[ing] elsewhere for loose steering. Loose steering is high on the list this year since most of the rust is gone with last years tax money.

If you want me to move this elsewhere or create another post, I can. Thought I'd ask here cuz of off the "keyed" bits stopping me.

 

[Mr Clean]

I've had this installed for years. So with an 86 k10 stock steering box, is the steering linear through-out left to rights stops? Or is it faster/slower at any point?

I want to get the wheel and steering box centered with this mod but I can't cuz everything is keyed (output of column/input on gear/output on pitman). I'm looking at ~1.45 turns left and 1.95 right. I need to draw it left ~1/4 turn.

If it's linear [ratio], I need to [edit:continue] look[ing] elsewhere for loose steering. Loose steering is high on the list this year since most of the rust is gone with last years tax money.

If you want me to move this elsewhere or create another post, I can. Thought I'd ask here cuz of off the "keyed" bits stopping me.

It would take a bit of time and patients.

The gear box has teeth you can just move the steering shaft to what you need. Where the shaft connects to the steering box. If I'm reading correctly what you are wanting to do. I'm assuming you have a good alignment.

 

[84GMCSierra]

I've seen a lot of posts on doing this, and forgive me for asking this, but is there an advantage to replacing the stock shaft with one of these, other than getting rid of the rag joint?

 

[R Carnella]

I've seen a lot of posts on doing this, and forgive me for asking this, but is there an advantage to replacing the stock shaft with one of these, other than getting rid of the rag joint?

It's a perfectly fine modification, but from behind the wheel you're not gonna know the difference between a new rag joint and this mod.

 

[SquareRoot]

I noticed a big difference. A lot tighter steering feel and road feel. I like it, some may not.

 

[87chevy_com]

I bought the same steering shaft and the Jeep lower steering column bearing, feels way better than before. Pretty strait forward
clint

 

[mibars]

I'm twenty seven pages deep into this thread trying to figure out the purpose.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but all this mod does is eliminates/reduces the slack in the steering by replacing easily wearing out "rag joint" with a Jeep shaft that has some integrated rubber dampener integrated in the steering wheel end?

I took for granted that these trucks have "approximate direction selector" instead of the steering wheel, do you say that these trucks can have sharp handling?

Is the dampener necessary? I can see how soft is the rubber in my rag joint, it easily "bottoms out", what would happen if it was replaced by something solid like a U joint?