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Old 07-26-2017, 10:16 PM   #1
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Default 34 Ford column drop shim?

Can any one tell me how thick this piece is? I can make a template from the drop, just don't know how thick it should be. Green Book part number 48 3683-A. Goes between drop and dash. Maybe someone has this piece for sale?

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Old 07-26-2017, 11:20 PM   #2
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C&G Ford Parts has them for $1.95
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Old 07-27-2017, 03:32 AM   #3
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Default Re: 34 Ford column drop shim?

Make it yourself. Use flat insertion rubber which has a fabric moulded in it for strength and stiffness. Its approx. 1/8" inch thick. Normal rubber tends to squash out a bit when clamped tightly. Regards, Kevin.
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Old 07-27-2017, 04:11 AM   #4
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as koates has said make it yourself, the ones the vendors sell are just pieces of rubber strip about an 1/8th thick and yes they just squash when tightened.
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Old 07-27-2017, 05:21 AM   #5
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Default Re: 34 Ford column drop shim?

I cut a piece from an old inner tube. It works fine, (no more squeaks). I might have doubled it- can't remember.
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Old 07-27-2017, 12:29 PM   #6
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Go to any glass shop that does plate glass and ask for a setting block, They are hard rubber and come in any thickness you want and are almost the right length for a column drop. I got a 1/4 inch one on my 34 and I drilled a tiny hole through it and inserted an indicator LED for my turn signals. Steve
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