56 steering column question
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56 steering column question
Hey everyone.
I'm looking to get a new tilt steering column and there are a few options.
All the sites recommend a 30" column but I can get a 33" for cheaper and locally(in Ontario, Canada) instead of out of the US.
Has anyone used a steering column longer than 30"? Any issues?
I'm looking to get a new tilt steering column and there are a few options.
All the sites recommend a 30" column but I can get a 33" for cheaper and locally(in Ontario, Canada) instead of out of the US.
Has anyone used a steering column longer than 30"? Any issues?
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From: Waleska, GA
I'm pretty sure mine is a 33" and it works better than the 30" would have. The extra extension into the engine compartment gives the linkage more of an angle to bypass the headers. I'm not sure a 30" column would have allowed the linkage to clear. My truck is a '53.
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From: Kamloops, BC Canada
Hey Chad,
I have a 56 and used a 30" Ididit, although I could have gone with a longer one. I think it's more dependant upon
what you're using for exhaust and steering than anything else. I'm running a Coyote engine with stock shorty headers
and a power rack setup that came with the TCI MII front end, the steering lines up nicely. If I had gone longer, I could
have stayed a bit farther from the headers, but would still line up. Be careful what column you use, there's been a bunch of
threads on here about unsafe ones. Here's a link to the internet site.
http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/in...ng_Columns.pdf
Cheers
I have a 56 and used a 30" Ididit, although I could have gone with a longer one. I think it's more dependant upon
what you're using for exhaust and steering than anything else. I'm running a Coyote engine with stock shorty headers
and a power rack setup that came with the TCI MII front end, the steering lines up nicely. If I had gone longer, I could
have stayed a bit farther from the headers, but would still line up. Be careful what column you use, there's been a bunch of
threads on here about unsafe ones. Here's a link to the internet site.
http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/in...ng_Columns.pdf
Cheers
old and in the way
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From: Lovely Hueytown Alabama
I started with a 30" Ididit... and ended up extending it to clear headers... here's the story
http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/col...columnin_a.htm
later
John
http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/col...columnin_a.htm
later
John
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