steering column

Generally the clearance you need to be conserned with when moving or adjusting the steering wheel is between your hand at the top of the wheel arc and the Wiper motor or windshield frame.

I am using an Ididit Classic Column. It looks pretty much like a stock Jeep column except for the wheel mount area is set up for a 3 bolt Grant Steering wheel type attachment. I am combining this with a Joes Racing Products 15" Flat (no dish) Aluminum Wheel to gain some belly room. This will allow me to move the wheel up at least the 1" in diameter difference (and more most likely since a stock wheel can be moved up and they are 17" D) and then that gives me an additional 2" at the belly position.

The Joes Racing Products 15" Flat wheel is the only wheel I could find that was inexpensive and didn't have any dish.

Of course this is with using a Saginaw style steering. In my case a Saginaw 525 Manual 6.25 turn box.

Thats what I am doing.

I have not driven it with the 525 box but I have driven MANY late 60's chevys with the same box. My 67 Chevelle that I street raced and grew up in had one as did my Grandfathers 65 Malibu Wagon. It should feel very similar to a stock Ross box as far as turning it. I do not know how many turn stop to stop a Ross box is or if the Saginaw will even require full rotation to turn the wheels stop to stop (this would depend on the length of the Pitman arm as well as the distance the Knuckle turns.

I do know the Power Steering boxes many guys use are about a 3-1 and I had heard from some that can make a short Wheel Base Willys a little Twitchy on the Hwy way. Something I wanted to avoid as I plan to take many long trips once finished.