columns

yogo · Post by **yogo** » 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

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » August 24, 2007, 5:39 pm

Originally 61-64 F-100/250 trucks, if its automatic harder to find & by the way WELCOME :woohoo:

yogo · Post by **yogo** » 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

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 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.

GLindley · Post by **GLindley** » August 24, 2007, 7:46 pm

Does anyone know the first year for a Ford Van tilt column?

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » 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

yogo · Post by **yogo** » August 25, 2007, 8:40 am

so which would it be easier to change box"with which one" or welding couplier??

cdherman · Post by **cdherman** » 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.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » 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

yogo · Post by **yogo** » August 26, 2007, 11:01 am

Thanks I'll let u know how it turns out.

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » 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