I have a lot of slop in my steering. I am having a hard time locating a new steering column. Will a 2wd column work. Are the columns year specific.

 

Hello

Are you sure it's the column and not the u-joint, rag joint or steering gear? What condition is the rest of the front-end in?

I have no idea about the capability between 2wd and 4wd parts but, I may know where you can get the parts you need.

I did business with Joe Leonard over at Mopar Truck Parts when I was converting my truck over to power steering and was having trouble locating the parts needed.
https://www.mopartruckparts.com/contact.html

If it turns out your steering gear is at fault, I've heard it's best to have it rebuilt rather than replacing it with a reman unit. And the place I've heard to have it done is called RedHead Steering Gears but, I've yet to do business with them.

I hope you find this helpful.

 

thanks. Still diagnosing the problem. Redhead is actually a few miles from me. Ill get in touch with joe though probably

 

Joe is a good guy, he lives about 20 minutes from me. Id get rid of the stock steering shaft and replace it with a Borgeson shaft. The factory steering joints are weak and wear pretty bad, which can lead to a nasty break. The Borgeson is cheap insurance at $135 and 20min for install you won't regret it.