Steering Column Installed Height/Linkage Length

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Gentlemen:

I've browsed some old threads and searched photos, but am still not convinced I've installed this correctly. Below are photos and part numbers used.

Please educate an inexperienced guy on this one; am I to cut the intermediate shaft that slides into the larger diameter shaft that connects to the steering box end? So cut the shaft that connects to the universal joint at the end of the column?

The column looks high in the cab and the shaft doesn't have room to collapse at all in the case of impact, if that is the design intent.

Parts:

Ididit PN 1120657010, Link to summit: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/IDT-1120657010

LMC (CPP) PN: 38-4781 Link: http://www.lmctruck.com/features/cb/cbcm5.htm

Photos as installed are attached.It looks goofy, but the two middle photos show the shaft in the u joint and the last one shows how much of the column is in the cab relative to the cluster.