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| | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 | Has anybody ever shortened a steering column ???? Even with a 14" wheel still touches my big belly . If 4" out of column it would work just fine.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2 Moderated | | Moderated Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2 | Thanks for the link and your input, it will help me out.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | If you are asking about shorting a stock box and you are asking about a 1955 truck, then the easiest way would be to install a 1958-59 box. They are much shorter because they used a dished steering wheel.
I would need to measure some of my cores to tell you exactly how much, if you are interested.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 | Dave, I think the 57-59 column is 3.5" shorter (the amount of the steering wheel dish) which keeps the actual rim of the steering wheel the same distance off the floor on all of the TF trucks. With that said, this swap could help Wanderer 1955 if he has a newer dished wheel on a 1955 TF truck, as the stock wheel was not dished. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | Then by using the 1957-59 box with a 1955 wheel it will move the wheel 3.5" away from him, about what he wanted.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 | I cut 4.75" off my column & had it welded today ,. will install as soon as bearings are here ....
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