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Old 07-31-2013, 07:50 PM   #1
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Steering column swap question

I just got a column from an 89' 4 speed Suburban, will it have any difficulty swapping into my 84' automatic (converted to 4 speed) K10 cab? I'm specifically thinking about stuff like high beams and other wiring things.
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Old 07-31-2013, 10:15 PM   #2
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Re: Steering column swap question

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong...

But I believe the columns are the same for the 1984-1991 old body style trucks (excluding of course the 88-91 New body style C/K pickups)

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Old 07-31-2013, 10:17 PM   #3
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Re: Steering column swap question

I know pre 84 had the wiper on the dash and high beam on the floor. I was pretty sure before I bought it everything would work, I was hoping no cutting and splicing would have to occur.
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Old 08-01-2013, 10:50 AM   #4
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Re: Steering column swap question

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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong...

But I believe the columns are the same for the 1984-1991 old body style trucks (excluding of course the 88-91 New body style C/K pickups)

-Sam
I believe too,some need the lower shaft is all I've heard
dimmer, pull the wires from the actuall plug,move to newer style
wipers ,working on it, heard it's wired diff
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Old 08-01-2013, 06:22 PM   #5
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Re: Steering column swap question

yeah 78 and older is the only time you need to worry about the lower shaft.

79-83 is all the same, the 73-78s are hard to interchange unless you swap out the turn signal switch

Also some of the 78s used the 79 and up steering shaft b/c I have a 78 tilt column in my 79
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