Novo

Hi there.
Recently, after front suspension lower arms bushings changing and ball joints rebuilding found that my intermediate steering shaft is sloping. Actually, I think that the issue is in rag joint, caused by a rubber part that is in very bad condition.
So, please help me with advice. What is the best?
- Find a rag joint repair kit, and leave the shaft as is (but I can't find any links where to buy a new one);
- Change the all shaft (have found two used on ebay and not completely sure if 93-97 are interchangeable with 98-02 shafts, also 2-3 found on ebay, also noticed that 98-02 shaft doesn't have a rag joint at all and also noticed that the shaft is discontinued by GM);
- Buy a rag joint eliminator kit, for example by Unbalanced Engineering (but how about damping functions as there is no any rubber parts, don't know how it will work on poor quality roads);
- Your advice.


Any advice, links, whereabouts or how to's I will really appreciate. Thank you.

al 96 Ram Air T/A

I used the rag joint eliminator kit. I also had slop in the rubber piece, but in addition, needed to reorient the shaft to clear the headers. The "kit" gave me thje flexibility to do that. There was no ill effects after the replacement. If anything, the steering feedback has been enhanced.

It's hard to see, but the eliminator is visible in the right side of the photo.

al 96 Ram Air T/A

Here's a slightly better view:

Novo

Thank you very much! Great photos!
Main words about steering behavior with eliminator kit installed I just have heard!
Another one question to you: what exactly rag eliminator kit did you use?