Aftermarket Steering Column(s) length(s)?

[60short]

Hey Guys,

I am a bit tired of fighting with my original steering column, and missing horn and turn signal components, plus with power steering, I don't think I need the 17 inch wheel (and would love a bit more room) so I am looking at aftermarket turn signal columns.

The truck has 1978 GMC power steering now, my key is on the dash, and I have a manual transmission so no gear indicator needed.

Flaming River lists "1960-66 GMC TRUCK COLUMN SHIFT TILT COLUMN: MANUAL STEERING - PAINTABLE MILL FINISH" with a 32 inch length.

Ididt doesn't specify a length on their "Retrofit 1960-1966 Chevy Truck Tilt Floor Shift Steering" column, so Im not sure what they are doing

Can anybody who has installed an aftermarket column confirm which length works best, and maybe show what steering wheel(s) you are using?

Thanks!

[joesscamaro]

Based on memory, when I was searching for an aftermarket column, I contacted Ididit and they offer a 30" (rack & pinion) and a 36" for steering box. I thinking you can probably get one custom made...not 100% sure about that. I went with the 36" Ididit column, key on dash and column shift. I'm running '68 Camaro buckets and with the column pushed as close to the dash as possible, there's a decent amount of room. I'm 6'4" and using the 17" Custom steering wheel. I could see where running a smaller diameter wheel could free up some lap space.