need some help with steering collum
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12-20-2010, 09:55 AM
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12-20-2010, 10:20 AM
I'm not familiar with Helix. Flaming river makes some good stuff, but I've had positive personal experiences with ididit products, and if I was making a choice, I'd likely go with ididit again. For you being in Europe, ease and cost of shipping would probably play a large factor in the decission, too.
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12-20-2010, 10:33 AM
I'm using an ididit straight column (steel) ...no column shifter...with 4 1/2" billet column drop and swivel floor mount. Quality is good but the billet scratches easy. Also important is the linkage. I used borgeson joints with slip shaft for extra safety.
Be careful with the column. It is top heavy and seems to find the floor easily. I ruined one because of that reason (it was leaning against the wall and fell over destroying the top of the column). Regards.
Be careful with the column. It is top heavy and seems to find the floor easily. I ruined one because of that reason (it was leaning against the wall and fell over destroying the top of the column). Regards.
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12-20-2010, 10:52 AM
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01-07-2011, 03:01 AM
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01-07-2011, 03:33 AM
I use a stock column and three speed column linkage hooked up to modern rack and trans in my Mercury truck, and a piece of polished aluminized exhaust pipe with a bearing at the top and bottom in my last one. A cool old trick is using a piece of polished stainless or chrome exhaust pipe with a piston rod column drop and make your own. I wish I could help on the aftermarket ones, but I have never used one so I can't endorse any. Try and make one and you can tell people "youdidit".
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01-07-2011, 07:33 AM
