Collapsible steering column Q

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Dec 19, 2019 | 12:28 PM

rtcapo

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Collapsible steering column Q

A friend of mine was asking me when I fix my steering column, is there a collapsible colum I can upgrade to?

I'm not sure. I've looked around and really haven't found anything I can use.

is there a collapsible steering column for a 3 on the tree? It's a '64 F100 with a I6 223 I'm going to stay with.

My goal is to replace things on this truck.It's not for high performance or a show piece. Just something I can take my girlfriend out for an occasional ice cream.

Any hints or links are greatly appreciated.

thanks
rtc

Dec 20, 2019 | 06:17 PM

F-ONE

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The deep dish wheel is the safety feature on these. If you flatten out the wheel and you’re still going..... Well... you got to die of something.

Trying to cut the column or do some kind of modification here can make an unsafe issue.

Dec 21, 2019 | 09:01 PM

rtcapo

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Thanks...good to know.

rtc

Dec 22, 2019 | 07:29 AM

robertrpeak

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I shortened a tilt column from an 1977 Lincoln Towncar, and installed in my 63. To get rid of the solid steering shaft I used the guts form a 64 Galaxie in my steering box, that provided me with the short shaft for the rag joint.And yes the tilt is collapsible/ but not 3 on the tree. Move shifter to the floor!!