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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | OK, I've had the truck for about a month...the dang steering wheel is too close to, well, my belly! Is there any answer? Besides losing 30 lbs.?BTW it is the same in my 48 coupe. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 | This is a new one I am going to mull this over a bit. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 | I cut 4" off my steering column. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | ha! You know, I've wondered the same thing! I'm no slim jim, but surly back in the day there were much bigger a man driving this truck, and seat pushed to the back, there's not much clearance!
Maybe the farmers were all in good shape! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,597 | I did think this over and while cutting the column would work (lots of work). The simpler solution if you can live with a non original wheel would be to buy aftermarket in a smaller diameter. These truck wheels are big, but places like ClassicParts and others sell new wheels/mounting kits in smaller diameters. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | it's you [see pg 2], in the 40's Americans were shorter and slimmer - and smaller on the back end as well as the front  Bill | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | it's you [see pg 2], in the 40's Americans were shorter and slimmer - and smaller on the back end as well as the front Bill OK, I'm blocking your posts from now on. Maybe it is just from my large, ahhhhh, equipment. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 |   it's true tho', I found one place that said in the 19th century the average height of US military [good records] was only 5'7", we have gotten some bigger - GM paid a bit of attention to making things that fit the 'average' working man building these trucks, but note that the AD's have roomier cabs than the decos and the Task Force series is roomier yet .... one of the things I like about driving old trucks is the thoughts of the guys back then pushing them across country day in and day out Bill | | |
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