Replacement Steering Column

[60short]

Hey All,

My beloved truck (1960 C10 with manual steeting) has started to make some grinding noises in the column - sounds like the bearings may be going - I haven't been able to locate both of them for the 1960 MY and this column is missing turn signal components, horn contacts and used to be a column shift (since converted the the floor)

Being junkyard challenged and without major fabrication tools, I am thinking about swapping in a new steering column, and I have questions for those of you that have done the swap.

1. does anybody have a preferred brand - I've heard good things about Ididit and Flaming River ( I also heard summit's house brand is Ididit produced?)

2. has anybody that has replaced their column - do you know / re-call what length you used?

3. has anybody kept the large diameter steering wheel on a new column? I want to keep manual steering at the moment.

Thanks,
Keith

[chevykevy]

I have used a column from a 67-70 with an automatic. I liked the steel indicator bezel ....looked more period than the plastic on the 71-72.
Good Luck

[meinolf]

hi keith, ich schreibe auf deutsch du hast keine möglichkeit ein manuell collumn neu zu kaufen das habe ich auch versucht ich habe dann umgebaut auf floor shifter
gruß from black forest germany olf

[meinolf]

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[61hawk]

Originally Posted by meinolf

hi keith, ich schreibe auf deutsch du hast keine möglichkeit ein manuell collumn neu zu kaufen das habe ich auch versucht ich habe dann umgebaut auf floor shifter
gruß from black forest germany olf

All I understood was "floor shifter".

[meinolf]

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