im building a 57 ford with a freind of mine and we are having steering column issues. we bot a flaming river column and no drop and cant figure out why it not fitting. any suggestions or picture would be helpful

 

Where is it not fitting at?

 

Welcome chriscouto

As Stephen 67 said, we need a better description of where you are having a problem. If you can add a picture or two that might help. Also let us know what you are trying to connect to; the OEM box or an a rack & pinion setup...just where is the problem?

 

<P>thanks stephen67. like i said its a flaming river column and no drop but when i bolt the non dropped bracket under the dash it puts the column unable to get the correct angle out of the stock location. it will adventually go to a rack n pinion. do i have to cut some of the floor or am i just looking a it wrong</P>

 

Check out my albums. There is one called "57 Effie Steering Column" that shows how I did mine.

I cut my stock drop, lengthened it 1" with 1" x 1/8" steel bar stock (you can see where it is tack welded together while I experiment with it). I then used a die grinder to change the bottom part that wraps part way around the tube. The Flaming River column is larger diameter than the stocker. You will also have to make a floor mount plate to get things where you want them.

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Got any questions let me know!
SPark

 

We usually use a 3 1/2 inch drop. F.R. or IDIDT. Steel weld-on drops are also avail. Any less than this will cause the shifter to hit the dash. We tend to 'lift' the hole in the floor 'up' a bit, on the toe board, to make the driving position more comfortable. Good Luck