Steering shaft u joint ?

[stinger]

my steering shaft coupler rubs on a header pipe and is getting cooked by the heat so I'm considering a u joint. what size would work and are there any issues running a u joint over the stock coupler?
Thanks!

[Chryco Psycho]

it can be done , Borgeson makes steering U joints , I recommend both welding & pinning them , drill a hole into the shaft & insert a pin to prevent failure , the U joint will be smaller diameter but you may have to increase the shaft length .

[stinger]

Thanks,sounds easy enough.any problems running one on a stock colum due to flexing?

[Chryco Psycho]

I cannot see why the U joint would be ridgid on the steering box & the column shaft has only 1 brg @ the top & can float a little inside the column