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I've managed to get a line on a 69-70 Tilt column that would be very welcome option in my 69. wink

 

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Is the rag joint different?

Will the standard steering wheel fit right on without any special adapter? I'd like a deluxe comfort grip or walnut wheel eventually, but until then..



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Tilt wheels are the best, glad you have a line on one! The rag joint is the same and the standard wheel will also fit. I believe all the wood wheels have some sort of adapter, but not tilt column specific.



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As Robert indicated, the rag joint is the same, but you'll need the flange for the bottom of the steering column.
On a non-tilt column the flange is part of the column, but on the tilt column it needs to be added for the column to mate with the rag joint.

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Thanks guys,

Good to know about the flange.



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And to really screw you up, there are various flanges available.    Here's a photo of a 70 2+2 hdtp with tilt, and it's flange measurement.   7/8" from flange face to centerline of bolt.

Tilt Flange 70 2+2 2 with lines.JPG

I have a tilt column, but haven't gotten around to installing it.  It was missing it's flange, so the hunt was on a number of years ago.

The 7/8" flange measurement was determined by comparing the tilt to non-tilt column.

 



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It'll look something like this

Tilt Flange 5699294 from Classic Muscle.jpg



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seventy2plus2 wrote:

 

I have a tilt column, but haven't gotten around to installing it.  It was missing it's flange, so the hunt was on a number of years ago.

The 7/8" flange measurement was determined by comparing the tilt to non-tilt column.

 

 Do you still need a flange? I can get you one on my next wrecking yard visit if you do.



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4SPEED427 wrote:
seventy2plus2 wrote:

 

I have a tilt column, but haven't gotten around to installing it.  It was missing it's flange, so the hunt was on a number of years ago.

The 7/8" flange measurement was determined by comparing the tilt to non-tilt column.

 

 Do you still need a flange? I can get you one on my next wrecking yard visit if you do.

 Thanks Carl, I found one locally.   I also likely have a spare kicking around.



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All great info, thanks guys!



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