Question going from 350 to 700r4.

[piecesparts]

When we cahnged out my 84 GMC truck and my son's 86 Chevy truck from 350C trannys to the OD trannys, we did NOT change out the columns. The detents are actually inside the tranny and all we had to do was to put in a new indicator on the instrument panel and adjust the shift rod sliding setnut to a point where the shifter indication was the same as the indicator. Life goes on and you do NOT have to buy a new column

[rs74]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

When we cahnged out my 84 GMC truck and my son's 86 Chevy truck from 350C trannys to the OD trannys, we did NOT change out the columns. The detents are actually inside the tranny and all we had to do was to put in a new indicator on the instrument panel and adjust the shift rod sliding setnut to a point where the shifter indication was the same as the indicator. Life goes on and you do NOT have to buy a new column

Thanks! I never thought of it like that.

[mgchevyparts]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

When we cahnged out my 84 GMC truck and my son's 86 Chevy truck from 350C trannys to the OD trannys, we did NOT change out the columns. The detents are actually inside the tranny and all we had to do was to put in a new indicator on the instrument panel and adjust the shift rod sliding setnut to a point where the shifter indication was the same as the indicator. Life goes on and you do NOT have to buy a new column

Exactly correct.

[gramps77]

I was just getting ready to do this myself. I had read on here people talking about swapping columns because of the detents, but it didnt make sense to me. I have had to use a Lokar direct shift linkage kit in some cases but I think the firewall on these trucks cuts it close to the output of the column. I never understood why there is so much crazy linkage and a bellcrank to hook up