Technical 1941 Ford Truck Steering Column?

I'm trying to sort thru the parts for a recently acquired basket case 1941 Ford pickup and figure out what's what. I know some of the parts came from a big truck.
My question is: did the big trucks and the pickup use the same column and steering gear?

Thanks

 

Ño

 

I think manyoldcars has your answer but as a related tangent of information…


Most if not all of the steering box variations I have found in these 37(?) to 48 steering boxes are in the column. You have several different steering column masts lengths, and then a column or floor shift “bell”at the end.

Then you have a few different steering shaft lengths with the notch for the steering column lock. The box stuff itself for cars and trucks is all the same ( I can’t speak to the giant trucks but standard cars are)

I did find a few charts 5 or so years ago when I was building a box for my model A that listed the column lengths of each vehicle and used that to figure out what it had originally come out of.

 

Pretty sure the large commercial trucks had a larger box with slower ratio to provide easier steering since they carried heavier loads.

 

Could someone provide me with a measurement of the column length for a stock pickup column? I'm asking because the one I have looks like it is too long. I'll add a picture as soon as I can.

 

If it’s on a car frame it used car steering. If it’s on a truck frame it used truck steering. So first determine if you have a “sedan pickup” or a “truck” with the gas tank under the seat.

 

There ya go @midnightrider78

I think the hole at B might be the column lock hole

 

The larger trucks use a larger diameter steering shaft.

 

Car. That steering gear is way too small to be from a truck. Another giveaway is the column drop angle. The truck column goes through the floor between the pedals with the hole 7 inches down from the firewall while the car column goes through the floor above the pedals with part of the hole in the firewall.