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vortec67c10 · 03-26-2008, 05:00 AM

so im gonna put some seats from a 04 siverado in the 67 and being 6' 3'' im trying to get space from anywhere possible. i know installing them is going to limit leg room but i dont care considering how comfy and cool they look. it would just be alittle more comfortable if i could get the steering wheel about 2 or 3 inches closer to the dash. is this possible? has anyone seen this done? if so, where and is there pics?

thanx

Longhorn Man · 03-26-2008, 05:14 AM

Have you ever spent any time in those seats? They may *look* comfy... but personally, they hurt like MAD.
They will kill a lot of space.
Remove the intermidiate shaft from between the column and the steering gear box, and colapse it. I've had some that were so easy I just dropped it on the cement long ways, and I recently hade one so stubborn that I had to put it in the press, and it was STILL a bear to do. Shorten it a couple inches, then loosen your column inside the cab and under the brake booster, push the column forward, and install the int shaft. Tighten it all up.
*you may have issues with the neutral safety switch stopping you from pushing it too far, I don't know, honestly, I normally remove them from my van tilts and never bother putting them back.*

eightbanger · 03-26-2008, 05:15 AM

All info is here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=191143 I did mine thanks to the guys in this thread.

vortec67c10 · 03-26-2008, 05:22 AM

well i have spent time in the original bench seat and its like night and day to me. but im sure its different for everybody. i have an 06 with the same seats and i like them. i real decider was the integrated seat belts as well. thanx for the how to.

Longhorn Man · 03-26-2008, 05:28 AM

as long as you have some time in the seats.
I know we swap a LOT of them out at work, seems NO ONE likes them, and I agree... we have an 01 and an 05, and they both put me in pain.

roughedup72 · 03-26-2008, 05:46 AM

I have done the swap for the seats and want to do the stearing wheel as well. I like my seats they are pretty comfy to me and I'm 6'2" but they do eat up a bit of leg room. If you remove the tank and relocate it you can gain the room back and be able to recline them a little bit. you can also remove the head rest and put the head rest from the tahoe back seat in their place which also helps with room although I havent done that yet I may in the future. Overall I'm pretty happy with mine.

vortec67c10 · 03-26-2008, 06:13 AM

kewl kewl

03-26-2008, 05:00 AM	#1
vortec67c10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: washington Posts: 24	can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers so im gonna put some seats from a 04 siverado in the 67 and being 6' 3'' im trying to get space from anywhere possible. i know installing them is going to limit leg room but i dont care considering how comfy and cool they look. it would just be alittle more comfortable if i could get the steering wheel about 2 or 3 inches closer to the dash. is this possible? has anyone seen this done? if so, where and is there pics? thanx

03-26-2008, 05:14 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers Have you ever spent any time in those seats? They may look comfy... but personally, they hurt like MAD. They will kill a lot of space. Remove the intermidiate shaft from between the column and the steering gear box, and colapse it. I've had some that were so easy I just dropped it on the cement long ways, and I recently hade one so stubborn that I had to put it in the press, and it was STILL a bear to do. Shorten it a couple inches, then loosen your column inside the cab and under the brake booster, push the column forward, and install the int shaft. Tighten it all up. you may have issues with the neutral safety switch stopping you from pushing it too far, I don't know, honestly, I normally remove them from my van tilts and never bother putting them back.

03-26-2008, 05:15 AM	#3
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers All info is here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=191143 I did mine thanks to the guys in this thread. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

03-26-2008, 05:22 AM	#4
vortec67c10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: washington Posts: 24	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers well i have spent time in the original bench seat and its like night and day to me. but im sure its different for everybody. i have an 06 with the same seats and i like them. i real decider was the integrated seat belts as well. thanx for the how to.

03-26-2008, 05:28 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers as long as you have some time in the seats. I know we swap a LOT of them out at work, seems NO ONE likes them, and I agree... we have an 01 and an 05, and they both put me in pain. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 03-26-2008 at 05:28 AM.

03-26-2008, 05:46 AM	#6
roughedup72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south carolina Posts: 658	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers I have done the swap for the seats and want to do the stearing wheel as well. I like my seats they are pretty comfy to me and I'm 6'2" but they do eat up a bit of leg room. If you remove the tank and relocate it you can gain the room back and be able to recline them a little bit. you can also remove the head rest and put the head rest from the tahoe back seat in their place which also helps with room although I havent done that yet I may in the future. Overall I'm pretty happy with mine. __________________ 1972 chevy cheyenne 10,nothing special at the moment,Its a work in progress, Working on the engine, paint and body,engine, paint and body,now its the suspenion, ahh hell I'm about tired of working on it. Maybe it will be a rat rod.

03-26-2008, 06:13 AM	#7
vortec67c10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: washington Posts: 24	Re: can you shorten a steering column for them tall c10ers kewl kewl __________________ 67 5.3 Vortec Redline stand alone 700R4 B&M on the floor Lots of rumble



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