steering u-joint ?'s

[GM Muscle]

I've got a small issue with my camaro and did a search but didnt yeild any black and white results.

I have a stock 69 column-non tilt, floor shift. Im using an IROC steering box and half height aluminum subframe bushings. I put a lsx in it with 1' set back mounts and hooker headers. the headers run close to the rag joint and i dont like the the idea of heat on rubber. on top of that the rag joint is already in a weird stretch/ bind from the raised subframe.

My question is, what U-joint can i/should i use? i would like to eliminate the rag joint all together. i am not a creature of comfort and i dont mind doing a little fab work if i have to.

Any part numbers or suggestions to help me surpass this obsticle?

[speedjohnston]

Go to woodward steering and they have tons of universal combinations with weld on, bolt on, and all different splines. I just got another u-joint from them yesterday.
http://www.woodwardsteering.com/imag...l%20joints.pdf

[Roadbuster]

I used borgeson ujoints in my GTO. A isolating one on the steering box to a collapsable DD shaft and a regular Ujoint on the column.

Jon

[JRouche]

My opinion is rag joints are not needed when you have proper U-joints in place. The rag joint serves double duty. For a small displacement of the steering shafts and for vibration reduction.

I decided to toss the rag joint in favor for some new U-joints and a vibration reducer from Borgeson. JR

http://www.borgeson.com/vibrationreducers.html

[Vegas69]

Rag joints are designed for factory applications where the steering shaft needs to get longer since they don't have solid body bushings. It also dampens as said. I'm sure you have solid body bushing so change over to a borgeson joint. I have solid motor mounts and body mounts and the steering is great with very little vibration.

[GM Muscle]

Thanks for the help guys. Yes I'm all solid (motor and body). The steering box input shaft is pretty close the bottom of the column. I'm assuming the collar the rag joint bolted to on the column will come off the expose the splines?