Steering shaft u-joint? 1994 steering box in a 1999

[newstylecustoms]

I have installed the steering box from a 94 on my 99 Explorer project, I am looking for better ideas to adapt the steering shaft to the old box. The angle is too great for the rag joint and I would prefer a u-joint anyway. I may end up with Flaming River u-joint and have to weld it to the collapsible portion of the original shaft. Any ideas would be appreciated pics would be even better.

Thanks.

 

[snoranger]

I have installed the steering box from a 94 on my 99 Explorer project, I am looking for better ideas to adapt the steering shaft to the old box. The angle is too great for the rag joint and I would prefer a u-joint anyway. I may end up with Flaming River u-joint and have to weld it to the collapsible portion of the original shaft. Any ideas would be appreciated pics would be even better.

Thanks.

Go find a 91 Ranger or Explorer in a junkyard. I seen 4 stock RBV steering shafts with u-joints at both ends, (I have 1 in my 94 now.) they were all on '91s.

 

[newstylecustoms]

I didn't realize that, thanks for the info. Hopefully later this week it will warm up and I can go get one.

 

[Turdle]

You might try a 95-96 steering shaft also-they don't have the plastic sleeve the newer ones have.

 

[newstylecustoms]

It is the difference between the connection to the steering rack and the steering gear that are different.

 

[gmanpaint]

Go find a 91 Ranger or Explorer in a junkyard. I seen 4 stock RBV steering shafts with u-joints at both ends, (I have 1 in my 94 now.) they were all on '91s.

Woot! Awesome info! I didnt know this! Wonder why they changed it up after only 1 production year? Either way, this is perfect for a 3" body lift! Will try it out on the 94, and maybe even for the 1st gen box that is going in the 95 for the SAS conversion!

 

[newstylecustoms]

Hope to go to the junkyard tomorrow and look for one. I looked up a u-joint for a Bronco and found it available at Autozone $82.99!! I think this might work for me and the U pull it near me is full of F-150s and Broncos.

 

[newstylecustoms]

I checked all the 91s at the yard and most other trucks and vans I could find. None had u-joints at both ends. Most had a u-joint at the column end but a rag joint at the box. I ended up getting a shaft from a 97 F-150 because it had u-joints at both ends and should bolt up to the steering column in place of the original, I will have to modify the box end slightly and shorten it but it will still be collapsible.