February 15, 200521 yr to use an ea81, or an ea82. i think thats what distinguishes them. my ea81 had a single u joint im runing an ea82 with the double u joint, cut in half, and extension welded in. i went with the dual u joint, cuz its easier to lengthen, and 2 must be better than one right? and i thought these things were some hardened, superduper strong piece of engineering. but... since i hacked through it with a hand held hacksaw, as easy as the other mild steel i have lying around, id say its nothing special. and its hollow... anyway, is my asumption that 2 is better than one correct, or would the single u joint piece be stronger?
February 15, 200521 yr I've read postings on here by some of the more knowledgable members that the EA-82 steering joint is a good one to use for extending the steering shaft on lifted Ru's. Puts less stress on the flex-joint of the EA-81 rack.
February 15, 200521 yr I had to use a double on the top and a single gen1 joint on the bottom to get the right angles on mine. Plus a pillow block type bearing to keep it aligned.
February 15, 200521 yr Yep its just mild steel, just cut and splice. Just make sure you are getting good penetration on your welds. I did this for my wagon and upon looking at the PK lift, I found it to be done the same way.
February 15, 200521 yr I used an EA81 cut and spliced, then welded. Being an FNG with a welder I was considering also drilling and driving in a split pin. Just an added failsafe. Anyone else consider this?
February 17, 200521 yr I used an EA81 cut and spliced, then welded. Being an FNG with a welder I was considering also drilling and driving in a split pin. Just an added failsafe. Anyone else consider this? I did something similar where the top U-joint connects to the steering shaft. I couldn't get the U-joint far enough up the shaft to mate the keyway (?) so I drilled through the U-joint and shaft and put a bolt through the hole after I tightened the collar. If I ever have the linkage out of the car again I will likely pin the extension to the cut shaft as well. - James B
February 17, 200521 yr i used one for my 3 in lift but i extended the piece on the rack, the angle was a little sharp on the double u joint so extending that piece itself sounds like a better idea. i had taken out my lift and shortened the piece for the rack and had non lifted ea81 with the ea82 u joints
February 18, 200521 yr Author i think mines a tad too long. i lengthened the ea82 one to be 4 inches longer than my ea81 piece... i might have to try again with the ea81.
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