Your Steering Set-ups with a Z - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Slmd92DIME · 12-31-2007, 07:16 PM

I am starting steerin this week.. I was wonderin if some of you could post up your steering setups coming from the column to the steering box.... I have searched but not really found too much.. I have a 4 inch Z.. Can I get away with just using 2 U joints? Please post your pictures I really appreciate it

L0WRIDE · 12-31-2007, 11:52 PM

I'm running 3 u joints with 21/2'' z i haven't got any pics and i can't take any cause my front ends in bits at the moment

Mkcustums · 01-04-2008, 09:23 PM

Not mine, but a picture I have of someones set-up from this site. I have more but I need to resize them later.

Mkcustums · 01-04-2008, 09:35 PM

Here is another I just found... (on here) Hope they give you an idea of how it works. I'll try to get the others up for you as well.
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Slmd92DIME · 01-04-2008, 09:59 PM

Mine was just barely rubbin the upper arm... I cut the arm then put a half of a piece of round tubin in it and welded it all back to... I hope it is still strong enough.... I think it will be alright though.. Thanks for the help guys

smashingchuck · 02-01-2008, 03:11 AM

not a very good picture, but here is one I took of mine a few years ago. Ment to post this a while ago but I just found the picture.

12-31-2007, 07:16 PM	#1
Slmd92DIME Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 481	Your Steering Set-ups with a Z I am starting steerin this week.. I was wonderin if some of you could post up your steering setups coming from the column to the steering box.... I have searched but not really found too much.. I have a 4 inch Z.. Can I get away with just using 2 U joints? Please post your pictures I really appreciate it

12-31-2007, 11:52 PM	#2
L0WRIDE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,166	Re: Your Steering Set-ups with a Z I'm running 3 u joints with 21/2'' z i haven't got any pics and i can't take any cause my front ends in bits at the moment __________________ 49 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON, 52 CHEVROLET SEDAN 62 HARDTOP NOVA 65 CHEVROLET BB LWB FLEETSIDE 90 CHEVROLET EXTRA CAB CHEVY ONLY - NZ Chapter http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=137984

01-04-2008, 09:23 PM	#3
Mkcustums Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wilsonville Or Posts: 705	Re: Your Steering Set-ups with a Z Not mine, but a picture I have of someones set-up from this site. I have more but I need to resize them later. Attached Images

01-04-2008, 09:35 PM	#4
Mkcustums Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wilsonville Or Posts: 705	Re: Your Steering Set-ups with a Z Here is another I just found... (on here) Hope they give you an idea of how it works. I'll try to get the others up for you as well. . . . . Attached Images

01-04-2008, 09:59 PM	#5
Slmd92DIME Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 481	Re: Your Steering Set-ups with a Z Mine was just barely rubbin the upper arm... I cut the arm then put a half of a piece of round tubin in it and welded it all back to... I hope it is still strong enough.... I think it will be alright though.. Thanks for the help guys

02-01-2008, 03:11 AM	#6
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: Your Steering Set-ups with a Z not a very good picture, but here is one I took of mine a few years ago. Ment to post this a while ago but I just found the picture. Attached Images __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

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