Orbital valve to stock YJ column?

[xtremexj]

OK, rookie full hydro question. Can you hook up an orbital valve to a stock YJ column? I was planning on using the Jeep column just for all the ignition and wiper wiring. It shouldn't be a huge deal to come up with a connector to go from stock to orbital. Doable or is it more trouble that it's worth?

 

[skippy]

OK, rookie full hydro question. Can you hook up an orbital valve to a stock YJ column? I was planning on using the Jeep column just for all the ignition and wiper wiring. It shouldn't be a huge deal to come up with a connector to go from stock to orbital. Doable or is it more trouble that it's worth?

It is actually fairly easy I will post up some pictures of my setup when I get home from work tonight it will be easier than to explain the whole shenanigans

 

[xtremexj]

It is actually fairly easy I will post up some pictures of my setup when I get home from work tonight it will be easier than to explain the whole shenanigans

AWESOME!! I really appreciate that Skippy!

 

[Bart]

You can attach an orbital to almost any steering linkage.

 

[skippy]

All I did was cut down the stock column that ran down to the steering box and ground a flat spot into the splined steering column on the orbital valve my whole steering linkage is all the factory ujoints and column pieces just cut down.

As long as you have the steering column that bolts to the orbital valve you should be good to go.

 

[xtremexj]

You can attach an orbital to almost any steering linkage.

I knew you could but I wanted to see some examples of how people did it.

 

[xtremexj]

Thanks Skippy. I'll have to have a poke around the garage and see if I have that piece sitting around somewhere. If not, custom parts here we come.

 

[Bart]

Nice and clean install Skippy.

 

[_Auzzy_]

Did the same thing as skippy. Flat spot for the key of the original and another for the bolt to go over. Got my oribital and splined steering piece from trailgear.