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87 tilt column in 91 gt

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dresmnkaos

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can i put a tilt steering column from an 87 into a 91? will i loose the airbags?
 

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yes you can and yes you will lose the airbag.
 

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I had an airbag wheel mouted on a tilt column.. I say try it and see if it works..
 

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i always wondered why ford took the tilt wheel away in 90, i think it was a dumb choice
 

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Foxfan88 said:
i always wondered why ford took the tilt wheel away in 90, i think it was a dumb choice
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They took the tilt away in 90 because they added the air bag. They did that dumb move to keep the price down on the fox body.

I still don't get it though, they made an entirely different column, instead of just keeping the existing one and adding a different wheel.
 
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yeah ford is notorious for "reinventing the wheel." thanks for the responses, ill be in the market for tilt steering column
 
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