naw, just cut that sucked shorter.call jegs about length required,around 2 inches but they sell the power to manual adapter and it cost over 200 bux.get required length borgeson 90 degree joint under 60 bux,viola and you rid yourself of that ugly box and gain room.all you need is a small pipe cutter to cut column, slowly,weld 1 end to shaft tell jegs you want the desired set screw after measuring where groove is on the box then measure needed distance for column to fully engage splined box. probably cost under 60 bux, just tell them what you are doing as they have mopar spline joints and you will have the part the next day. use care welding joint to shaft end as you may damage plastic bearing. 1-800-345-4545 let them know what your doing and they will send you proper joint ,as I said its around 2 inches long .its a veryeasy and good looking fix and beats buying a new column just because of the looks,set screw will be screwed right into the groove on box. its very simple ,any questions just ask ,but just tell jegs what your doing, wait til joint arrives ,then measure,cut,weld and tighten set screw,its real simple,you can also add another ugly box that would work but who wants 2 boxes? my friend did this and it looks ugly.hope this helps,regards,don
