FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

hi
  can anyone help me with an answer to which steering coloum to run with a v6 rack and pinion setup, at the time i am using the standard setup being  original tube with a commodore shaft down to the  intermediate shaft  my question can i use commodore or hq tube or anything that will look nice instead of this setup which sticks out to far and is easy to do which will give me indiactors,horn etc. any ideas thanks john

Hi aussieute,
Can't you shorten the outer column at the base?
ACE  8)

Any other column is problematic if you want to use the original steering wheel (it can be done but it is difficult). If you don't need the original wheel then early manual Torana columns are the best to source since they have only an ignition switch on the column along with the indicators.

Ken

thank you  the shaft has been set up for the original steering wheel so i am thinking of slotting it down another tube so i will look at the torana thanks

Rod's Racks in Qld does a setup that marries a standard FC top to a VB to VL bottom half. He also sets it up so the steering wheel is closer to the dash, about the same as a EK. It costs around $200 with you supplying the columns. I have got one coming in the next week and will post some pics when it arrives. Cheers, Jack

g,day i,ve just had a EK one shortened and set up to a LH/UC rack'n'pinion front end for a V8 conversion, by cutting the bottom off the EK column
just past the fire wall and using LJ steering uni-joints down onto your rack. gives lots of clearance for extractors plus it still looks original inside eg. stock indicator switch & wheel. I had mine shortened 3" to get the wheel out of ya teeth

Be careful with this mod as most engineers wont let you use a non-collapsible column. Basically if you change something it then has to meet current ADR's.  That's why the Torana or later columns are better.

Ken