Tight and responsive steering: Another How-To! YAY

[nickledimed]

Originally Posted by muzzy1maniac

You'll have to go back and re read the original post. Permanent modification of your truck IS necessary.

Dog goneit...now im realy confused....rlith said:
Now we look at the Grand Cherokee. It's a telescoping shaft with the steering column side looked like it might fit over the stem coming out of the firewall in the 95+ trucks. It also had the added benifit of having a u-joint on both ends of the shaft allowing good support with maximum flexability. Yes, I thought. This may just work.

NOTE: The splines on ALL of the Jeep intermediate shafts including the key where it connects to the steering box is exactly the same as the Chevy's. No modifications at the steering box side are needed.

[muzzy1maniac]

Originally Posted by nickledimed

Dog goneit...now im realy confused....rlith said:
Now we look at the Grand Cherokee. It's a telescoping shaft with the steering column side looked like it might fit over the stem coming out of the firewall in the 95+ trucks. It also had the added benifit of having a u-joint on both ends of the shaft allowing good support with maximum flexability. Yes, I thought. This may just work.

NOTE: The splines on ALL of the Jeep intermediate shafts including the key where it connects to the steering box is exactly the same as the Chevy's. No modifications at the steering box side are needed.

Allright- since you have trouble following the pretty pictures....


The steering box side is a match but the other side that connects to the steering shaft needs to be cut down by aprox 5.5" and the arcs of the intermediate shaft needs to be slightly enlarged.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by muzzy1maniac

Allright- since you have trouble following the pretty pictures....


The steering box side is a match but the other side that connects to the steering shaft needs to be cut down by aprox 5.5" and the arcs of the intermediate shaft needs to be slightly enlarged.

Yep... But as I said, measure 30 times and cut once..

[muzzy1maniac]

Originally Posted by rlith

Yep... But as I said, measure 30 times and cut once..

Or have plenty of spare parts available!

[nickledimed]

kool, thanks for clearing that up.....Im sure with my handy dandy Dremel tool I can get it to work....
oh yea, for some reason I cant get the pics to load....they did the first time I loaded the page but now I cant....hmmm

[sirul]

Originally Posted by muzzy1maniac

Allright- since you have trouble following the pretty pictures....


The steering box side is a match but the other side that connects to the steering shaft needs to be cut down by aprox 5.5" and the arcs of the intermediate shaft needs to be slightly enlarged.

So, something that is not very clear is rlith mentioned that "the total amount cut off is 5-1/4" is this included the little inch piece that was cutted before or not?

Thanks!

[rlith]

Originally Posted by sirul

So, something that is not very clear is rlith mentioned that "the total amount cut off is 5-1/4" is this included the little inch piece that was cutted before or not?

Thanks!

Yes, the total including that nub was 5-1/4 inches

[sirul]

AWESOME !!

I'm going to a bone yard today and get one. I will make sure the measurement is about the same for mine.

Thanks again for the great post!!

[rlith]

Originally Posted by sirul

AWESOME !!

I'm going to a bone yard today and get one. I will make sure the measurement is about the same for mine.

Thanks again for the great post!!

Measure measure measure... I do have a 2" body lift so mine be be off a 1/2... You want atleast 3-4" of the shaft extended for collapseability but it's pretty easy to eyeball

[rlith]

Originally Posted by sirul

AWESOME !!

I'm going to a bone yard today and get one. I will make sure the measurement is about the same for mine.

Thanks again for the great post!!

Did you ever do this?

[sirul]

Originally Posted by rlith

Did you ever do this?

rlith,

I haven't get to it yet. It's been REALLY cold here and not looking forward beeing outside doing this in a 9 degree weather
I will let you know when I get to it. Thanks again for the posting !!!

[muzzy1maniac]

Cold it right. My list is getting longer by the day. I'm having trouble finding a yard that has any late model Jeeps too. A couple of them even said that they would just cut them to get at other things! Ouch!!!

[nickledimed]

thats pretty stupid, they are soo easy to remove

[muzzy1maniac]

I don't think there is much of a market for them so they view it as disposable.

[sirul]

Originally Posted by nickledimed

thats pretty stupid, they are soo easy to remove

You want to come by and do the job for me? I don't think you live in the norther states...IT IS COLD HERE!!