Rusty Driver
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Joined: Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:22 pm
Steering Column Height?
I enclosed a pic of a steering column found in a 1948 pickup truck I got online. It appears that the spacer block which the steering column is bolted to and is seen under the dash, is shorter than my KB5? It would make sense that the shorter spacer block would bring the steering column closer to the dash and put a steeper upward angle on the steering column. You can see the 3 pics on my steering column to compare.
I crawled under my truck and I see 3 bolts holding the steering box to the frame. Is it possible that the steering column/box is adjustable, ie the frame is slotted to reposition the steering box/column upward and then a shorter spacer block could be used in attaching the steering column to the lower dash? Could the frame be slotted if I wanted to to do this and not affect steering linkages or cause any binding?
Are there different steering boxes/columns and perhaps mine may have been swapped out at some point by a previous owner?
Any options?