I asked this question before but i diddnt get any messages if some one could anwser me on the best way to switch my steering wheel to a tilt wheel any easy ways thanks much appreciated








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Is there nothing in this article on page two, that you could use? https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/61_79/5686.html

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what year is your truck and is it a auto or manual trans

 

This was my question from that previous thread that was referred to. I suppose I will have to get out the measuring tape and get after it, but if any have looked at this aspect of the question I am very interested. Thanks.
Joe


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From the previous posts it looks like any tilt column I could put in my 1972 F250 Custom with power steering would be the same length of the existing column. The real reason I would like to put a tilt steering column in would be to get the steering wheel further away from my chest---OK, so really away from my belly! If in the process, I could also get bucket seats or 40/20/40 seats, the combination of tilt steering wheel and seats would give me a more comfortable ride -- I think. The factory bench seat/steering wheel set up in a 1972 F250 with automatic transmission, forces the angle between your thighs and your stomach (assuming a flat six-pac stomach) at an uncomfortable 90 degrees(Even more uncomfortable if that stomach has a more elliptical shape). What I really want to accomplish is more of an easy rider type sitting position. The smart thing might be just to go with a newer truck, but if the tilt steering wheel/new seats can be done relatively cleanly with a cost of say under $400, as a figure to throw out, then I would be tempted. Solving this little problem would influence how much effort and expense I would want to put into rebuilding the 390 I have on board.
Joe

 

Joe, since something from the prior posts didn't sink in, Would you ask exactly what you missed and are still in question about?

Reread the other post from the top first. :-)

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In the cool still quite of night you can hear chevies rusting away.

 

 

The following are the explicit questions that perhaps I had stated too implicitly previously.

I have a 1972 F250 with OE steering wheel and OE bench seat.

The first question is:
Will the plane of a possible tilt steering wheel be a shorter distance from the floorboard or will it be the same distance from the floorboard as the plane of the OE steering wheel.

The second question is:
Will the plane of the "butt locating portion" of a replacement split seat or bucket seat be a different distance from the floor as the same plane on the OE bench seat.

The remaining questions are:
Is the angle between the seat and seat back of the replacement seats greater than the original non-adjustable bench seat. If the replacement seats are adjustable can they even be adjusted once installed within the confines of a 1972 cab.

What I am trying to determine is, will a replacement tilt steering wheel and replacement seat result in a more comfortable driving position than I currently have with the OE seat. My personnal preference is to have a slightly reclining position for the seat back when I am driving.

Joe