The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop What is the correct length Steering column 57 3100

Thanks a bunch. You made my day! Well not really. Now it is confirmed that I do not need to rebuild my steering box but I need a whole new column!
I hear it is a pain to pull them out through the firewall and over the fender. I think you have to pull the inner fender skirt too.

Mine is roughly the same under the hood.you got 16 I got 15.5 probably just me versus you measuring.

But in the cab you got 26.7/8 from floor (or seal?) to basdse of steering wheel hub and I get 29 1/2 so I am like 3 inches different if yours was really less or I need to add .25 inch since I have the seal and rubber mat I measured on top of.

The old wheel is just 2 inches high the new wheel is 5.25 inchse high so I definately need go get 3 inches back.

I need at least 3 or 4 inch less column length (like others said in this thread). Yours only measures like 2.5 inches less than mine but probably is 3 inches less. Looks like I will have to cut 3 inches out of my shifter control rod at the splice too.

I am also 6 feet and 250 right now up from 239 a couple months ago. So I only have 1 inch clearance on the gut to wheel measurement. If it were up higher I would clear my gut better but the top of the wheel starts to obscure the view of the road over the hood.