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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: 454ss on August 24, 2010, 03:10:49 am
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I know these trucks have the same rag joint style as any other GM. My question is:
Has anyone used a Jeep Cherokee steering shaft as a replacement? They have u joints like the Borgeson shafts but a whole lot cheaper to buy.
My S10 has one now and it tightened up the steering tremendously, best part is that it was only $5 and took longer to get out of the Jeep than it was to modify and install.
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Never seen it, but I have seen homemade u-joint style steering shafts made from PTO parts from tractor supply. It was on an S10 with a body lift, and the stock knuckle hit the exhaust manifold when you turned it. I would think you could make about anything work, but the Cherokee one might not have enough overall length for a full-size truck.
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Wrangler will work as well, ever seen the steering shaft in one? Like 3 FEET long. ;D
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Why not just by one without it that is made for these trucks:
http://www.borgeson.com/xcart/home.php?cat=130
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Because $5 is a -_- lot better than $250 for basically the same thing.