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I am wanting to install a tilt steering column in my 59 GMC. I know that several vehicle columns will work. I am installing power steering. I would like to go to a junkyard to obtain the column. WHAT CAN I USE?

Thank you for your time

Most any GM column from the 70's works well ..I had one in mine until the starting mechanism failed ...then I replaced it with an IDIDIT column.
Tim

here is some ideas.....
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=304960&highlight=tilt

and some more
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=315161&highlight=tilt


Im hopeing to hit the local auto salvage yard this weekend looking for a good tilt steering column for my 52. Im looking for one that is made for floor shift vehicles (non column shift), would like one with no key on the column as I have the ignition switch mounted on the dash (though I can always change that). Im hopeing to find a column that will use the stock column mount, which means the column tube diameter would need to be 2", but will make/get a mount if needed. Im keeping my eye out for a late 60's to 81 gm van, 67-72 gm pickup and a few others.

I was told the best, cheapest, somewhat easiest route is to use a column shift tilt column out of a late 60's to 81 gm van and shave the shifter off, which you can do to basically any column if needed.

A lot of guys are using '70's to early '80's Chevy/Gmc Van columns. They fit nice because they are shorter than the Caprice, Malibu, Camaro, Nova etc columns. I used a '79 Caprice tilt column in my '54 Chevy panel. I shortened the column 7" because I used a '73 Nova front subframe which has a rear steering box. I shaved off the column mounted shifter because I have a floor shift. In my '49 Chevy pick up I used a '80 Camaro coulmn from a floor shift car, because I got a '79 Camaro front subframe in it which has the front steering box. If you want a junk yard column with no igntion switch built in, you got to go pre '67 GM.

Oh - I forgot to say - you got to make up your own steering column mount, because the stock truck mount is too narrow a diameter to fit the late GM tilt columns as mentioned in my previous post. A lot of aftermarket companies make column mount if you just want to buy one already made.

The van one will work the best.

1970 gto/lemans work's pretty good of course i have a 1960 impala dash in mine .

I want to put a tilt wheel in my 1952 gMC. How hard was rewiring the original wires to the column? If I geta column from a late 70's gm van will I have to cut the length? Sweet 1952 you have! [email protected]

Just finished rewiring my column. New wiring kits can be purchased easily. Took me forever to figure out what column I had. Some wiring kits have adapters that will match right up. Good luck.