Thread: Steering joint source?

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I pulled the front fender and put the driver’s side header on the HEMI and remembered why I did the first mockup with manifolds


I do think I can snake the steering around the headers, so now I guess it’s to buy some steering joints and find out for sure. Anybody got a good (cheap) source for them, I’m just hunting for plain steel as once the body’s back on they won’t be seen anyway so I might as well save a few bucks by not having to have the stainless ones.

Thanks

Mike, I have used a couple from Speedway. They are decent quality and not so expensive if you get them in black.

Steering U-Joints - 3/4"-48 Spline / Wilwood, Sweet, Jaguar, MGB - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop

Don

two way s to go pick threw the bone yard or buy some joints from flaming river or borgeson i done them both way the after market stuff will not take a angle of much more then 35 angle were the stock u joint s can take abit more the only thing with the stock stuff it all over the map on how they hook them up to shafts so try to find them that will together not take alot of work some have damper s in them wich is nice if you can work it in

Maybe the flex shaft from a Pinto would help you---I used one on my pro stocker which helped with clearance around oil pump and didn't need any u joint at all

As far as cheap plain steel or SS, on rods I have been leaning toward the SS as they don't rust, don't need painting or powdwe coating---

will they take powder coat ? i never did them will the seals melt out ? i think ever one know the wooden 3/4 dowel trick to get your shafts rigth size . don,t you hate when you cut one just a wee bit short . i done about 6 or so did it one time

If I was to redo mine, for sure I would use the SS Borgeson or Flaming River. Mine are painted, but already dinged from something

Pat---I disassembled the bearings for the Powder Coat---won't ever do it again

speedway, speedway

I've found the speedway black joints to be good quality but the price isn't much different to stainless, it's only a few dollars more so I always use the stainless.
I'm sure you have VW's there and the VW shaft comes with 2 joints on it and are easy to adapt, cheap too

Thanks guys.

I’ve been looking at the speedway stuff and I think that’s the way I’ll be going.....if I can find what I’m looking for, I may have to call them tomorrow.

Jerry I remember those flex shafts, they were a requirement back when I was stuffing 351Ws into Pintos. I don’t think it would do me any good for this one though.

Pat I did the Junk Yard thing when I did the first mockup, and might gone that way again, except I think I’ll end up having to use a couple of double joints to get the shaft around the headers. By the way thanks for mentioning the dowel rod I’m one of the ones who didn’t know that trick.

Dave, when I get the fenders on you won’t even see the headers, let alone the steering under it LOL. I can see what you mean about chips though.

I’ll probably update my build thread a little later and show some pictures on where I’m at with the steering.

Again thanks everyone.