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Help A Girl Out! R33 Steering Column With No Thread

kimmeh

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Hi my name's Kim,

:kiss: I need some help/advice.

Ok here's the situation.

So I bought an r33 off some guy, took the stock steering wheel off to put my new aftermarket hub and steering wheel on to find that there was pretty much no thread left on the steering column and was being held in place with electrical tape.

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My 33 has an RB20E which is pretty rare

I got a steering column out of an R33 with an RB25DET from the wreckers but found out that it is about 1cm shorter than my threadless steering column, which means that it won't reach the uni-joint joined to the steering rack =(

So now I don't know what to do..

Cutting & welding anything on the steering column seems dodgy & dangerous, :unsure: & I don't like my chances of finding another Rb20e steering column.

Anyone have any REASONABLE ideas?

Hit me up - comment, msg

Any help would be appreciated.

:thanks:

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This is the part number of the standard steering column for my car

4880515U01

Apparently if I can find a series 1 n.a. 33 it will fit. Any suggestions?

This is correct (just checked with Nissan Fast). R33 Series 1 2WD RB20E or RB25DE are the same.

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