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Topic: 58 steering column swap
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shoe
Gearhead Posts: 279
From: midwest
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 12-11-2004 10:47 AM
   
Looking to update my steering column for several reasons. Any ideas on a late OEM unit or over the counter model that will adapt easily and well to the shaft or 58 gearbox.Has anybody tried anything that has worked good for them? Not concerned about wiring issues. Will be a floor shift automatic.
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 863
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 12-11-2004 02:01 PM
Usually the swap is done with a GM column and the fancy aluminum aftermarkets are fashioned after GM. Unfortunately, I do not speak either GM or Spanglish.If you want to keep it FORD, you have to determine if you want tilt wheel, tilt column or the ignition switch on the dash or column to start.
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1687
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 12-12-2004 02:21 AM
Are you aware that the 50`s Fords have the steering shaft as part of the steering box? It is about 4 feet long, so to use a later column with a stock steering box would entail cutting the shaft down, and coming up with some form of coupler arangement.If you mainly want to do this to get rid of the column shift, the shifter is on a seperate rod, above the steering shaft tube, and is easily removed, which makes for a clean look.------------------
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 863
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 12-12-2004 04:50 AM
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If you mainly want to do this to get rid of the column shift, the shifter is on a seperate rod, above the steering shaft tube, and is easily removed, which makes for a clean look.
Good Point Rory! And you would need the block off plate for the shift indicator if automatic. -Stock Column Modifications- -Columns Galore- I was think 64 TBIRD myself...  ------------------
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