The steering shaft you'll be wanting to get is by Borgeson.
http://www.borgeson.com/TruckProductDodge.htm
hope this helps
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: <thebearcentral@cox.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: DML: rack & pinon
>
> In article <44F39917.80007@aol.com>, SilverEightynine@aol.com (Terrible
Tom)
> writes:
> >
> >
> > thebearcentral@cox.net wrote:
> > > the truck is a 93 dak v6 4x4 stock at this except 30x9.5 Tires. i have
been
> > > stuck driving a rack for a long time.
> >
> > Ok - still not sure what you mean by "rack" 4x4 Dakotas up until the
> > later model years in the Gen III series, all used a recirculating ball
> > (worm gear) style steering gear box... the more traditional "vague
> > feeling" steering device.
> >
> > > I kinda like the return feel. not sure if
> > > it would hold up to the stress.
> >
> > Honestly I'm partial to the feel of the steering gear style systems,
> > primarily because almost all of the things I have ever driven had that
> > style steering. The Rack and Pinion system on my 2002 Explorer is way
> > too touchy for my taste. A little over responsive if you ask me.
> >
> > Also what do you mean "hold up to the stress" - stress of what?
> >
> > > the bottom line is that it all needs to be
> > > replaced from the stearing shaft to the hubs. it's all got miles on
it. so
> if i
> > > am gona jump in a hole, i mite as well go head first......
> > > mite be a good winter project to keep me in trouble.
> > >
> > > just a thought.
> > >
> > > Chris
> >
> > So you are looking at basically rebuilding the entire steering and drive
> > line? Or just the steering? (Steering shaft, steering gear box, pitman
> > arm, idler arm, inner and outer tierods? )
> >
> > If you want to replace the steering shaft, go after market. The
> > steering shaft on my Ram is toast and only after 61K miles. Its
> > klunking like the freaking front axle is about to fall off the truck.
> > Christine's is bad too. The stupid slip shafts wear out and klunk
> > something horrible.
> >
> > Mike, Walt? You guys saw and felt the slop in the Rams steering shaft...
> > you guys know of a place to get an after market (read: beefy, tough)
> > shaft? Something maybe to eliminiate the rag joint while we're at it?
>
> thanks for the reply. Christine and walt's truck are some of the
motivations
> that lead me to pull this truck out of the woods and start this trip to
who
> knows. maybe i shoulden't re envent the wheel.
> I will look in to the slip shaft.
> you can move the stearing shaft in the steering gear box. and yes i did
chang
> the pitman arm because it was worse. it dosen't leak yet but i am sure it
adds
> to the larg gap in the wheel.
>
> time to go to work happy daking
>
> Chris
>
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