[AcampoDave]

When I helped a friend determine what length column to use, we took a piece of p.v.c pipe the same diameter as the stock column and cinched it in, being sure it was correctly placed under the hood for the shifter linkage. Then we rigged up a way to mount the steering wheel in place by using a smaller pipe attached with p.v.c reducers and whatnot. Then he simply "got behind the wheel". We repeatedly shortened our rigged up column on the smaller diameter pipe in 1 inch increments until he was happy with it and then got an overall lmeasurement.