extending steering shaft

[Nimyad]

ok so i'm redoing the steering on my SASed 94 pickup. i need to move my box forward and also clock it, but to do so i need to extend the steering shaft. so how should i do this, only idea i've come up with is to cut it, extend it and sleeve it. i'm also trying to run a flat pitman arm and am having trouble placing the box in a good place with my TG mount. so any pics of people that have done that would be great.

[wakkjobb]

Not sure how different the steering shafts are between 3gens and 4gens but I did this last month to my 84; check the last page or two of my (never-ending) build.

It could be as easy as drilling out some spot welds and sliding the two pieces apart... but don't quote me on that. 

>>Dan

[Nimyad]

Not sure how different the steering shafts are between 3gens and 4gens but I did this last month to my 84; check the last page or two of my (never-ending) build.

It could be as easy as drilling out some spot welds and sliding the two pieces apart... but don't quote me on that. 

>>Dan

ya i had to do this on my 81 and it was just drilling out spot welds, but this one looks to be all one piece 

[86rustbucket]

just heat it up with a torch and slide it apart.

and for the box, i had to move it as far forward as possible and tilt the top of the box towards the back of the truck a little. if the plaehangs below the frame you can just trim it off.    

I was using rear springs in the front though so you might not need to move it as far.

[Nimyad]

just heat it up with a torch and slide it apart.

and for the box, i had to move it as far forward as possible and tilt the top of the box towards the back of the truck a little. if the plaehangs below the frame you can just trim it off.   

I was using rear springs in the front though so you might not need to move it as far.

heat up where?
i'm doing RUF also.

[wakkjobb]

I'll ask: got pics? 

[Nimyad]

ok so right after the box it's this
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Images/BodyLift42.jpg
and then it has this weird thing that looks like a boot except it's metal (just the boot is the same as mine, disregard the red circle)
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Docs/Images/4R4steering.jpg

[86rustbucket]

heat up where?
i'm doing RUF also.

OOPS!       I didnt read the part about your shaft being 1 peice

[yoshaleng]

I had that same problem with mine I relocated my box and moved my axle up another 2". Heating it didn't work and I was going to cut the rod and sleeve it but I used a spacer and longer bolts at the joint after the box.

[yotaneck13]

preformance accesories sells an extension that goes inbetween the box  with their BL's it wouls do the same thing for moving your box foward thats what im prob gonna use i moved my box as far foward as possible and rotated slightle check my buld thread 1st or 2nd page i made my own plates so i could have them how i wanted

[mkyhmltn]

I cut and sleeved mine. I had an extra one from a 2WD that was the same size and used the outer sleeve from that one. I also put a couple of rosette welds on each end.

[Nimyad]

I ended up cutting and sledding it. Works good so far. Thanks for the input guys