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68Falcon · 10-03-2005, 10:22 PM

I made my own steering shaft using the stock shaft when I went to manual steering. I got the U joint I needed. The size for manual steering shaft it 9/16x26 spline. I cut the rag joint off and measured how long it needed to be and welded the u joint on. I also had to cut some off the tube that comes out the firewall so I can slide the shaft up in there to be able to get the u joint on the spline on the rack and pinion. It cost me 50 bucks for the u joint. That's all it cost me and 1 hour of my time. I go the rack and pinion from Advance Auto Parts for a 79 Mustang for $84 three years ago.

10-03-2005, 10:22 PM	#3
68Falcon Bracket Racer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Loxahatchee, Florida Posts: 210	Re: manual vs power steering shaft. I made my own steering shaft using the stock shaft when I went to manual steering. I got the U joint I needed. The size for manual steering shaft it 9/16x26 spline. I cut the rag joint off and measured how long it needed to be and welded the u joint on. I also had to cut some off the tube that comes out the firewall so I can slide the shaft up in there to be able to get the u joint on the spline on the rack and pinion. It cost me 50 bucks for the u joint. That's all it cost me and 1 hour of my time. I go the rack and pinion from Advance Auto Parts for a 79 Mustang for $84 three years ago. __________________ Streetcar 90 Notch 69 351W .030 over. Untouched 69 351 heads Crane cams duration @050 216in 228ex. valve lift .484in .512ex. Untouched RPM air gap intake with Holley 750 DP. Hooker headers. C6 trans. 8.8 with 3.73, Strange 31spline alxes and spool Racecar 68 Falcon 10 point Cage and FE487ci 13.6:1 compression. .740 lift 276in 284ex duration @.050 in the Works. 428CJ heads. Port O Sonic intake with 1050 Dominator. PowerGlide trans.