Another questions for the Bronco guru's.
I picked up a tilt steering column today that supposedly came out of a 79 Bronco. I was told by someone a 78/79 Bronco would be a plug and play swap, at least that's what I heard. But, I see a few issues right away.
1. This column is shorter, approx. 5" that the orginal. From what I can tell the larger dia. housing will hit the dash before it can reach the rag joint anyway.
2. Wiring, the new column's wiring is not run internally, do cut holes in the tubing and run internally yourself?
3. The large U clamp that holds the column under the dash. The newer one is flatter, do you cut them both off and swap them?
4. Are the splines for the rag joint the same, assuming none of the above issues stop me from using it?
I found this thread on a google search. If correct I may have a F series column, although it doesn't say it won't work. Personally I think the larger dia. housing hitting the dash may be a deal breaker right away.
http://www.broncofix.com/viewtopic.php?t=270380
Any help would appreciated it.