I’m not sure how many of you have struggled with aftermarket columns in your cars. We’re building a lot of cars and there wasn’t any real bolt in solution for us, so we went ahead and had tilt columns made up that don’t require any fabrication – they bolt right up to the factory brackets and mounts. We also made a number of improvements based upon what we needed for our own builds as well as our customers cars.
Pics are below and prices are on our website under Products – Steering Columns.
Here’s the details and should answer most of your questions:
• Only true bolt on column available – The column bolts directly to the factory mounting brackets ensuring a quality fit and ease of installation.
• Roller bearing support at the bottom of the shaft – This is a critical feature for those wishing to use a rack and pinion steering setup. This is the only column on the market to have this feature. We were (and are) not comfortable running u-joints to a rack with nothing other than a plastic bushing to support it at the bottom of the column.
• Various install kits - Kits available to connect the column to either rack and pinion or original factory style applications. We’ll have prices for the install in a day or two. Kits will be available for factory power and manual steering boxes as well as our rack setup and other manufacturers – if you have an aftermarket K-Member w/ Rack and Pinion Steering, we have an install kit for it.
• Tilt Column – Allows user to find the proper steering angle for his or her particular driving style and aids in vehicle entry and exit (imagine an E-Body that is easy to get into!)
• Designed for use with popular aftermarket steering wheels – This allows the customer to use the steering wheel of his or her choice.
• Optional switch on the turn signal stalk – This allows you to relocate the high beam switch, or use it for other applications such as Nitrous Oxide, overdrive (i.e. Gear Vendors), line-lock or anything else you can think of.
• Available with or without keyed ignition switch – We’re releasing the B Body version with or without the ignition switch and E Body comes with the keyed switch.
• Choice of finishes – Available in chrome or ready to paint steel to custom color match to your vehicle.
• Availability – These columns are ONLY available from XV Motorsports and are available now – we will be shipping them in April. We also have discounted pricing on these for qualified shops and dealers.
On the install kits to go from the column to the box or rack, we will list the parts and have pricing for them some time later this week. These will be available for the other front K-Member’s out there.
As far as applications, we’ve done them for the E and B Body Mopars. We have not confirmed if the columns will fit 66-67 and 73-74 B Body – but we believe they will.
I know we will be asked about doing these for A-Body cars. Well if you want them, we’ll build them if we can get a commitment for 25 pieces. We don’t build A-Body cars so for us to commit the resources to developing these we need some people to step up on these. We’re happy to do them just get on the list and we will get them made.
We have a number of new products coming out one right after the other – we will be announcing more new products possibly as early as next week.
John Buscema
XV Motorsports
www.xvmotorsports.com
