tilt steering wheel issue.

[Ed ke6bnl]

I put a 70ish Camero non shifter on the column tilt in my 50 F1 and when I put a lower seat in the truck the tilt was not enought down.  While I was in the truck today my boy was driving I was looking at the tilt column and realized that the tilt goes way up from straight and does not go down hardly past straight.  When I went and look at a stock tilt on my el camino I noticed the column tilts oposite the one in my truck it goes down way past straight and up a slight amount above straight.  DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG ON THE INSTALL and if so any clues to how to correct the problem  thanks so much Ed ke6bnl

[enjenjo]

If the column has been apart, you might have the latch mechanism in wrong. But not all GM columns tilt the same amount.

[Dave]

I put a 70ish Camero non shifter on the column tilt in my 50 F1 and when I put a lower seat in the truck the tilt was not enought down.  While I was in the truck today my boy was driving I was looking at the tilt column and realized that the tilt goes way up from straight and does not go down hardly past straight.  When I went and look at a stock tilt on my el camino I noticed the column tilts oposite the one in my truck it goes down way past straight and up a slight amount above straight.  DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG ON THE INSTALL and if so any clues to how to correct the problem  thanks so much Ed ke6bnl

Its prolly just the angle the column is mounted at. All mine do that also just because its hard to get the perfect angle and clear everything and look nice.. Cadillac tilt colums had one more position on the tilt than regular columns and the part that lets it do that can be changed out on the vehicle. I did that on my 34 and the 1 omre position was like night and day. I think thats what Ididit uses in thiers because they have i believe its the 5 position tilt..
Dave

[Ed ke6bnl]

I will try to get a picture of what I am trying to explain the elcomino is 180 degrees opposite the flex of the 70ish camero tilt in the Ford F1.  The one in the Ford will nearly have the steering wheel horizontal while the elcomino will drop down in your lap. thank for the input.