steering woes/ 87 jeep with full size chevy axels

iI bought aproject and need some advice on how to finish it. Is the stock steering box strong enough to handle the chevy axel with 35x14.5x15 tires. If so how do i hook the jeep box to the chevy steering. It still has the jeep leaf springs and all the chevy steering componants. Ijust need some ideas on what i need to fab. or a place to purchase what i need  

The stock steering box is fine, or at least a new stock box that's not worn out would be fine. The frame mount is the weak point. Use a steering box brace to protect the frame rail from fatigue.

The Chevy driver's side steering arm won't work though. Chevy uses the not very desirable "front-to-back" steering  and that would require the Chevy box. Chevy guys replace the box with a side-to-side steering box from a 2 wheel drive and then run some variation of "cross-over" steering.

Depending on how your leaf springs are setup, you may want to use a hi-steer arm on the passenger's side knuckle. If you don't currently have a flat-top passenger's side knuckle, like the driver's side, so that you can mount a steering arm, you'll need one. Some early '70's Dana 44's had a passenger side flat-top knuckle ready to go, or at least it was of a flat-top variety that could be milled flat and then tapped to accept a steering arm. But later Chevys had a round-top knuckle and that will need to be replaced in order to run "cross-over" steering.

Here's a couple pics of different knuckles. The left knuckle is a round-top, not good. If you don't have the type on the right, you'll need one from a '76 or older Chevy and then have it milled and tapped.




You can also buy a Reid Racing knuckle ready to go for about $200. It costs $70 to mill and tap a knuckle, so be careful if you have to buy one, that it dosen't end up costing more than just getting a Reid knuckle.

 

thank for the info i can see this is not going to be a quick fix. but is not a major project either.