Speedway's basic steering column - any input?

I am looking at this column http://www.speedwaymotors.com/STEEL-STEERING-COLUMN,9145.html



My factory '49 column has long been gone and the S10 one i was going to use looks like azz in the car.

Any input you guys and gals may provide would be very helpful.

I do not need a fancy $500+ ididit column. just a simple one to get the steering wheel to turn the front end as I tell it to.

Thanks in advance,

 

i put one in a 30 sedan worked fine for me.just measure the length you need and orher it with the top and bottom mounts or fab your own mounts.

 

we just put one in the Willys. Other than some issues with the retension pin on the wheel hub, it is a great value

 

Works good I used one on my last project. If you intend on using a horn on the wheel hub you will have to be creative. Also the OD is 1-3/4 I fabbed a drop with a 2 piece shaft collar

 

I have the polished one in my '31 A Sedan... worked really well... even comes with a quick connect for you steering wheel....

 

Love the one in my '37 Willys. Was easy to hookup and is nice and tight with no slop....good price too !!

 

I got one for my rebuild. Money well spent. Got the stainless u-jount set up too.

 

Over 10k miles on one atm. Chicago to Bonneville last August and no issues as of yet. Great buy IMHO.

 

I saw those last night and was going to post about using one for my 30 sedan... look to be to good of a price to be any good...like chopt49 said i don't need nor do i want a 500 buck ididit, just something simple that will turn back and forth.

 

patronize Limeworks, Speedway ripped off their idea anyway. Steve and the guys at Limeworks support the HAMB.

Or, build one yourself, there is less than $50 in materials in that thing!

 

Don't have any good pics of it, but I made one using stainless exhaust tubing and an old '65 impala column. The lower bearing is a direct slide in, and requires 2 bolts to retain it in the tube. For the top bushing, I turned up a piece of nylon that had a lip on it, slid it in, and the wheel helps hold it all together. Total cost was under $30!

 

Used one on a 29 roadster pickup good quality part for the money. Did know about limeworks will check them out for our latest build.

 

I'll second that - Limeworks. Limey Steve is a great guy with a super product and he is an alliance vendor - support your local HAMB!

Speedway column 'Made in Elsewhwere' like much of their ripped off ideas? Buy a quality product, Made in U.S.A.

 

yup....i bought the 2 bearings and the collar at tractor supply , a piece of exhaust tubing at the local parts store ...did get the shaft and removable hub from speedy bill though...consider it so simple ....even a cave man can do it....

 

Limeworks--- Have used 8 in the last 3 years.
Great product and made in the good ole USA.
Not china Sh*t like speedway

 

I certainly do not have extra money laying around, but i will definately help an alliance vendor out if I can. From the looks of the product, being made here and supporting a HAMBer, it looks like i will spend the extra cash and buy from Limeworks when i need it.

If ya'll haven't check their website out, then do so.

Thanks Tman and Weasel for the info..i should of check it out first

 

Thanks for the support guys, I had S****way ask to be dealers for our columns, they got the dealer program & then made their version & sold it at our dealer price , a nice way to do business !! I am not bothered I do the best parts I can at a small profit so I can help out as many as possible . They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , just check out all the others they all make "simple columns" now , life goes on .

Keep on Hot Rodding.

 

Unfortunately Steve yours is a common tale. Sp**dway stinks in my book - a lot of their products are absolute junk. I always try and reverse the process and find out who supplies Sp**dway or whose product they ripped off, and then buy from the originator.

 

Here's a dumb question-- if this is a street car, what do you use for a turn signal??

 

Check out our web site we have clamp on cool turn signal switches .

 

I made mine with a couple inexpensive bearings, a chunk of SS tubing out of a Dairy and the shaft that came with my box. I did buy a QR for it from our local Speed Shop.

 

Or http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317173

 

Holly F@#k.... I know what I am doing this weekend... THANKS! Saved me frm ordering one...

Hope I can find all the "parts".

Thanks again... I just may PM you if I have questions, Is that cool?

 

Yep, totally cool. Funny thing about those bearings, some guys tell me they can't swing a dead cat without hitting them in a store, yet other guys say they can't find them. IF you can't find them, the steel shop here gets $3 each for them. Add even shipping and the cost of a short tube and bar, you are STILL under $20,,,,,, cause I'm a cheap mutha like that

 

Decided to build my own column after reading the post by Chopintops.

So here it goes.

Parts costs:
1 @ 1 3/4" x 36" pipe = $11.00
1 @ 3/4" x 5' solid rod = $12.36
2 @ 1/3/4" OD x 3/4" ID bearings = $20.41
1 @ 3" x 1/4" thick round = $1.20
1 flamming river DD coupler (free from a buddy)

Total spent so far = $44.97

I know chopintops did it for less, but I went with 1 3/4" to fit the drop mount on the '49 dash so this meant ordering the correct size bearings (www.motionindustries.com). I did find 1.5" bearing for $2.50 at a local metal supply house, so this can be done much cheaper!

I will start to build this tonight and post pictures as it goes.

Cheers,

 

Works great, if you don't need a horn button in the center of the wheel.

 

Hell, I bought a '63 Riviera column at a you-pull-it yard not that long ago for $12. I got a '65-66 GM fullsize tilt the same place a few months later. Any GM up to '68 can be made to work in the older Chevys - and as a bonus you can make the stock wheel work if you want, it fits the shaft. I'd scout around local before I ordered something.