will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
Not a chance. And you can't put a '92-96 dash in a pre-92 body, either. You need a pre-92 column, but you can go as old as you like and use your original steering wheel & horn pad.
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
Ford *did* make a tilt column in '88 right? Mine doesn't have tilt and I'm not crazy about that... How hard would a swap out be? Is it a driveway job or no?
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
It's amazingly quick & easy. Pull the one bolt that connects the steering column shaft to the intermediate shaft (just in front of the firewall by the brake booster), the 2 nuts under the dash that hold the column bracket up, and the wiring & shift linkage (on autos), and the column comes right out.
The catch is that, even though the tilt column connector LOOKS like it'll plug right into the truck's column connector, it's wired differently on a tilt column so you MUST use the cruise harness between the truck and the column. The exception would be if you're confident enough in your wiring skills to disassemble one of the connectors and rewire it to match the other without having the cruise control harness.
Tilt columns were made at least as early as the mid-70s. In any case, trucks that belong in this forum had the option, but ALL tilt columns in these years had cruise.
The catch is that, even though the tilt column connector LOOKS like it'll plug right into the truck's column connector, it's wired differently on a tilt column so you MUST use the cruise harness between the truck and the column. The exception would be if you're confident enough in your wiring skills to disassemble one of the connectors and rewire it to match the other without having the cruise control harness.
Tilt columns were made at least as early as the mid-70s. In any case, trucks that belong in this forum had the option, but ALL tilt columns in these years had cruise.
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
Steve83,
I have cruise on the wheel now, so would it be a more direct swap out gievn that fact? If so, I'm in the market for a new column as of right now...
You lost me a little with the whole wiring harness/crusie issue.
Thanks!
I have cruise on the wheel now, so would it be a more direct swap out gievn that fact? If so, I'm in the market for a new column as of right now...
You lost me a little with the whole wiring harness/crusie issue.
Thanks!
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
Forget all that. You have a tilt column.
Yes, you do.
Cruise was ONLY available on tilt columns, so push your blinker stalk forward and jiggle the steering wheel until it unlocks. 
Yes, you do.
Cruise was ONLY available on tilt columns, so push your blinker stalk forward and jiggle the steering wheel until it unlocks.
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will a 92 steering column work in a 87-91?
Boy, do I feel dumb. Yes, yes I do have tilt. Yes, I did go out and tilt it up and down. Yes, yes I do feel like an idiot. Then again, after owning only ONE Ford (my 1st car, a '73 Maverick 4dr, 302 Auto) in my life (other than this truck) I can see how I wouldn't know this. 
Now, about those PDL/PW motors/actuators......
Now, about those PDL/PW motors/actuators......
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