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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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nothin in search so......has anyone tilted their steering wheel UP? i would really like to see mine about 30 degrees off horizontal. like a bus or go-kart. was hopin there was a kit as i don't have time to design and fab one.
Old Jul 14, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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You mean further than it goes now?
It already feels like a bus in the up position!
Old Jul 14, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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yeah boxoffice...way flat! you young fellas might like 'em vertical, but this old guy wants his flatter!
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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im down with the flat wheel but no i've never heard or seen anything like that in the aftermarket
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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i hate to admit this, but back around '71 or '2 i did a '64 impala using u-joints from an american driveshaft. worked real good for awhile but i forgot one inside retainer clip on one joint and was kinda all over the road til i finally got ot stopped. oops! well i'm older and wiser (sort of) and tend to not experiment so much. still...................
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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would be nice if there were kits to extend movement in both directions
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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The airbag might become ineffective or dangerous.
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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umm.... forgot about airbag. probably would disconnect it.
Old Jul 16, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsocks
yeah boxoffice...way flat! you young fellas might like 'em vertical, but this old guy wants his flatter!
Yeehaaaa! Somebody thinks I'm a "young fella"!
Old Jul 23, 2007 | 03:55 AM
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Why you wanna go schoolbus style?
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i wish mine went a bit lower and then came towards me by about an inch or so
Old Jul 23, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by hotbox05
i wish mine went a bit lower and then came towards me by about an inch or so
X2, still thinking of a way to relocate the column. Maybe elongating the slots where it bolts under the dash. Then see how much it can safely be moved backwards.
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