1947-54 GM Pick-up Tilt Steering Column and Wheel Kit, Chrome

Steering Column

Wouldn't a tilt column be nice in your 1947-1954 Chevy/GMC pickup? These Ididit columns are a bolt-in job that comes with the column drop and floor mount. The wiring is the standard 3-7/8" GM style and they have the common 1" DD shaft. If you are running a stock steering box you will have to modify the shaft to 3/4" DD and use our couple 446-5249.

Steering Wheel

• Reproduction of the original GM/GMC truck steering wheel in 15-inch diameter
• Steering wheel hub features 1969-1994 GM spline configuration
• Works with 1969-1994 GM tilt columns or aftermarket GM-spec tilt columns
• Direct mount, no steering wheel adapter needed
• Accepts original or reproduction horn contact plate and horn center cap
• Steel ring and spokes fully welded for support with over molded plastic body
• Perfect wheel diameter for vehicles with power steering or modern steering setups
• Original look satin black finish can be painted to match custom interiors
• Rear of steering wheel has been formed to match the column diameter for a clean OE look

Maintain A Period Look in Your 1947-1954 Chevy Truck When Upgrading Your Steering

Chevrolet’s Advance-Design (AD) light and medium duty pickup trucks launched the 1947 Chevy truck model with much fanfare. These post-war trucks were very popular when new, becoming the best-selling truck every year that it was in production. Powered by an inline six and either manual or automatic transmission, you could find them in quarter, half, and one-ton models in both standard and short bed derivatives, and the design was even used for the Suburban and panel truck variants.

Today this generation full size Chevrolet pickup (and it’s GMC variant) are popular for all manner of builds, from stock-style restos to LS swapped “restomods,” and more. The AD’s dash originally featured a fixed steering column with a standard 18-inch Chevy truck steering wheel, flanked by a pair of large round instruments. This dash styling has complimented the exterior design very well, however, as owners have upgraded their trucks with GM tilt columns from the salvage yard, or direct fit aftermarket tilt columns, the aftermarket steering wheels for Chevy trucks with these columns weren’t always a great fit visually. We think the original classic chevy steering wheel has great styling and goes extremely well with the dashboard, so why not keep it but make it work with these columns? This led us to design our 15-inch AD series Chevy truck steering wheel you see here.

Contact Plate

Reproduction of the inner horn contact plate designed for use with 1947-53 Chevrolet and GMC Truck models. Manufactured to replicate the original in appearance, fitment and functionality.

• Horn cap contact plate specifically designed for 1947-53 Chevrolet and GMC Trucks
• Manufactured to correct factory specifications for appearance, fitment and functionality

Horn Cap

Reproduction of the original horn cap designed for use with 1947-53 Chevrolet truck models. Each horn cap is manufactured to correct factory specifications featuring the Chevrolet verbiage in chrome with a grained background. Mounting screw included. Officially Licensed by General Motors.

• Horn cap specifically designed for 1947-53 Chevrolet Trucks
• Features chrome "Chevrolet" on a grained background
• Mounting screws included
• Manufactured to correct factory specifications

Installation Instructions (PDF)