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Originally Posted by mygirlz55
If I'm going to go with a column shift (automatic) are there any problems I will run into, or is it pretty much straight forward install? Any linkage stuff I need to get etc.
The PO of the truck tore a big hole in the floor to put a cheap floor shift in and it looks like crap so I'd like to go with a keyless column shift...probably going to check junk yards first.
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The only issue would be where the shift arm is and how close it will be to the engine, In task force truck is not a real issue but in AD trucks it can be the sole reason for a floor shift.
Take a wood dowel about 3 feet long and a piece of 1x 2 about 14" long and make a T out of them. then tape a 6 inch piece of card board to the other end and so when finished it looks like a J. The 6 inch piece would be the shift arm at the bottom, the 14" piece the steering wheel. Use that as the guide to get a length you want to end up with, it will also tell you if you have clearance for a shift lever down there, leave about 4 inches out of the bottom past the floor board. Just know that the steering wheel adapter can add 3" - 6" if you use one.
Ididit has a nice "how to" on getting the correct column
http://www.ididitinc.com/pdf/HowToMe...ringColumn.pdf