columns
Posted: August 24, 2007, 5:31 pm
New to fourm,working on 62 f-100 and can't seem to find a colmun listed for this year,will another year work???Thanks Danny
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Posted: August 24, 2007, 5:39 pm
Originally 61-64 F-100/250 trucks, if its automatic harder to find & by the way WELCOME
Posted: August 24, 2007, 6:01 pm
I was kinda wanting to upgrade to tilt with no shift, installing 351w with 4-speed ,I'm sure there'll be a lot of questions.LOLand thanks
Posted: August 24, 2007, 7:18 pm
For a Ford truck swap, I believe 77 1/2 was the first year for tilt. 78 for sure. Otherwise you are looking aftermarket or a car swap.
Posted: August 24, 2007, 7:46 pm
Does anyone know the first year for a Ford Van tilt column?
Posted: August 24, 2007, 11:37 pm
1978 for Van and Truck tilt. They are actually almost identical but the van column is longer. I buy van colums to fix broken truck ones. The reason there are no listings for 61-64 columns is the factory steering box has a one piece steering box and shaft and the column slides over it. In order to put a different column in you have to either change the steering box or cut off the shaft and weld a coupler on. Because of this there are no direct bolt on columns. Hawkrod
Posted: August 25, 2007, 8:40 am
so which would it be easier to change box"with which one" or welding couplier??
Posted: August 25, 2007, 11:16 pm
If you want a tilt steering, usually, most folks are looking for a lot of other goodies as well, like IFS, PS etc.
That entails reworking the whole front end. If you want it, then I guess its worth the trouble.
Not a lot of people swapping in a tilt steering alone, so I think Hawkrods input may be your best.
Try searching for power steering upgrades and see what is done in 61-64. From there, you can get an idea what sort of other boxes can be swapped in, and how much work that might be.
That entails reworking the whole front end. If you want it, then I guess its worth the trouble.
Not a lot of people swapping in a tilt steering alone, so I think Hawkrods input may be your best.
Try searching for power steering upgrades and see what is done in 61-64. From there, you can get an idea what sort of other boxes can be swapped in, and how much work that might be.
Posted: August 26, 2007, 7:39 am
what we done on my 56 is used a early T-Bird Column, cut the shaft close to the bottom Like Hawkrod said welded a joint that a lot street rod places sell and bolted in truck been in there for years 
Posted: August 26, 2007, 11:01 am
Thanks I'll let u know how it turns out.
Posted: August 26, 2007, 1:05 pm
I have an 88 F250 tilt installed in "Christine" . Look in my album there are pictures.
I shortened the collum, Cut and machined the shaft to accept the collums double D slip over shaft and pinned it withthe stock ford 88 bolt.
Used A FE C1AE rod for a collum hanger.
Have 12K so far on the truck in the year since built.
Garbz
I shortened the collum, Cut and machined the shaft to accept the collums double D slip over shaft and pinned it withthe stock ford 88 bolt.
Used A FE C1AE rod for a collum hanger.
Have 12K so far on the truck in the year since built.
Garbz