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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Steering Columns => Topic started by: joedapper on November 16, 2009, 12:59:50 pm

Title: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: joedapper on November 16, 2009, 12:59:50 pm

1985 K 20 automatic

It's got a steering column from a safari van in it now, its too long.  Even with the seat all the way back its too close and i can barely reach the pedals. I've read the previous posts about steering column swaps.  They were all pretty much people who already had one and all the problems or lack there of, of installing them.  Are these things almost universal? I need to swap out the one i have with one that is hopefully shorter but i need to retain any functionality it has and work with the existing wiring and power steering.

Suggestions?

Title: Re: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: 80stepsideguy on November 16, 2009, 01:54:50 pm

I say just get another 1 from a pickup truck ..

Title: Re: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: joedapper on November 16, 2009, 01:57:47 pm

well ya, but how specific do i have to be? just keep it within the 73-87 chevy/gmc and they will all swap and such?

Title: Re: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: zieg85 on November 16, 2009, 03:35:25 pm

84 is the earliest because the dimmer/windshield wiper controls are on the stalk.

Title: Re: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: Irish_Alley on November 17, 2009, 12:02:34 am

also pay attention some diffrent years have diffrent plugs some longer some shorter and also cruse and the location of the wiper switch is at. i  picked one from the junk yard for about 20 if i can remember right i know on my 86 it looks similar almost like you could just swap it out on my 94

Title: Re: STEERING COLUMNS
Post by: Skunksmash on November 17, 2009, 01:30:00 am

I would just try to get one out of the same year truck you have, if possible. At my local junkyard, they got like 20 or 30 of 'em just hanging there, so maybe you won't have too much trouble.