steering column

[73cj5guy27]

i just picked up a column from a 65 cj5 because someone messed mine up and welded a steering wheel to it. so the question is will it bolt right in or will i have to do mods to it and if so what r the mods

 

[sweetpeet]

i just picked up a column from a 65 cj5 because someone messed mine up and welded a steering wheel to it. so the question is will it bolt right in or will i have to do mods to it and if so what r the mods

As long as you are still staying with the shaft steering and not changing to something like tilt steering.

 

[73cj5guy27]

ya its the stock 65 steering column and mine in the 73 is stock too but the 65 has a steering box on the end of the column and mine has u joints on it

 

[TLCJ5]

The "65 had the Ross bellcrank style steering....yours came with a saginaw box(a hugh improvement). I think the older shaft will work with your lower shaft & u-joints...check the diameter & spline count....if their the same it'll work. If not you may be able to get a lower shaft from Borgenson & order it with the right diameter & spline count. Hope that helps...let us know how it works out.

 

[sweetpeet]

Let me know if that spline works out because I might want to do that upgrade.

 

[73cj5guy27]

doesnt look like the 65 steering column will work. its to long and the bottom is different set up unless i have it cut my U- joint welding to the end but i was thinking about tilt steering but dont want to spend 800 bucks on one but need to get the column out of mine cause its messed