Looking for a floor shift steering column.


I have a tilt column, column shift right now.


Or does anyone know, what other column will be a direct fit?

 

It'll have to come from a 1964 Starfire, Jetstar I or 98 Custom Sport Coupe to get floorshift. Tilt is another thing. They're out there, but not common.

Some say a 1963 column will work. In my experience it does not- it's a couple inches short at the rag joint end.

 

Ok thanks.
Sounds like it's going o be hard to find

 

Thanks, Glenn. Now you are going to make me go out in my cold, cold garage tomorrow and check the 63 tilt that have hanging up that I was going to put in my 64 Jetstar.

 

You could be like me. I pulled the original non-tilt column out of the blue Starfire expecting a simple changeout. I put the 63 column (that the seller swore would bolt right in) in there and it was too short. I finagled all the adjustments I could find and it was still too short. So the original went back in.

Lucked up and found a guy who was looking a 63 floorshift tilt so away it went.

 

Found a 64 jetstar 1 (no tranny or rear bumper) for $1200. Perfect interior and has my steering column and bucket seats!
Now if the rear has bigger gears and bolts right in, I'll so excited!

 

The J-1 rear end is bigger and uses the 5x5 bolt circle as well as bigger brakes. It will however have a 3:42 gearset.

Jetstar 88 is a little different from other big Oldsmobiles. Their underpinnings have more in common with Cutlass and Chevrolet than with the other full-size Oldsmobiles.

 

So it will not fit under jetstar 88?

 

It will probably bolt up, you just have to remember you'll have 5x5 bolt circle on rear vs 4-3/4 on front, and 11" brakes on rear vs 9" on front. The driveshaft yoke will probably be different too.

Joe P will know more about this.