steering columns

[drummin89]

LETS SEE THEM!!! For both Advanced Design and Task Force trucks. What did you get it out of and how easy/hard was it to adapt to these trucks.

I like the look of those aftermarket tilt columns but not the price. I live with in miles of a large U-Pull-It yard that has thousands of cars and trucks of every make, mainly 80's to late 90's/early 2000's. I went today looking at what could be used and seen a few that may work, but would like to see what everyone else is using in their trucks.

[54 jimmy]

if you want something that goes right in and uses the stock clampsthe use a 68 chevy pickup column. this is what i did mine was a 3 on the tree but i took care of that since i am using an auto with a floor shift.

[Daniel U]

Not sure if this came out of a van or truck, but it's a "GM" steering column.



I'm thinking from 70's. It fit's well in my '54 AD truck

[drummin89]

Originally Posted by 54 jimmy

if you want something that goes right in and uses the stock clampsthe use a 68 chevy pickup column. this is what i did mine was a 3 on the tree but i took care of that since i am using an auto with a floor shift.

I would like it to be able to just bolt in like the stock column, but if I can find anything that does, I do have some decent fab skills and access to everything I should need to make it work.

Is that 68 pickup column tilt, its hard to tell from that picture.

Thanks for the replies

[54 jimmy]

no tilt on my column but a tilt one should fit the same.

[8ball]

I modified the stock column by removing the steering box from my 1948 column and machining the shaft end to fit a double D style universal joint. It seemed pretty simple and cheap. I bought the bearing end from Classic Parts:

http://www.classicparts.com/1947-59-...ctinfo/76-987/


I moved the column down in firewall to clear the headers. Here's a pic

[ccpanel]

Originally Posted by 8ball

I modified the stock column by removing the steering box from my 1948 column and machining the shaft end to fit a double D style universal joint. It seemed pretty simple and cheap. I bought the bearing end from Classic Parts:

http://www.classicparts.com/1947-59-...ctinfo/76-987/


I moved the column down in firewall to clear the headers. Here's a pic

pic on its way-i did that in my 1951 panel truck in 1996. Went to my loacl bearing shop and fabbed my own setup. I built in a retainer before i sealed in bearing to keep steering shaft from sliding down the tube and makeing teh steering wheel a thrust bearing surface...
Mark

[MrSinister]

These are before and after shots. Went from mid 70's chevy van tilt to Ididit column shift. Both were pretty easy the van fit in the stock upper mount and I made a simple plate for the bottom. I used a Borgeson drop that bolted into the stock upper holes and made another bottom plate and used an Ididit swivel mount for the new.

[mcarrel]

Originally Posted by drummin89

LETS SEE THEM!!! For both Advanced Design and Task Force trucks. What did you get it out of and how easy/hard was it to adapt to these trucks.

I like the look of those aftermarket tilt columns but not the price. I live with in miles of a large U-Pull-It yard that has thousands of cars and trucks of every make, mainly 80's to late 90's/early 2000's. I went today looking at what could be used and seen a few that may work, but would like to see what everyone else is using in their trucks.

Here is a 57 with 71 Chevy tilt column a little harder to find but are out there. I got this one for $80 came out of a motorhome with 50 k on it will still have the key in the dash.