Converting to a GM tilt column... Need wire diagram

[MT1]

I'm converting to a GM tilt wheel and need to find the original 74 Cherokee column electrical plug diagram so I can mix and match what I need. Any good ideas where to start my search?

[ScottsMojo]

Right here...

http://oljeep.com/gw/elec/GW_wiring.html

Great resource!!!

[Stuka]

What year GM column? Some years are very similar.


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[AwesomeJ10]

Just swap wiring harnesses too.

[MT1]

What year GM column? Some years are very similar.


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74 FSJ and a 86 Chevy column. Thinking this might be easier to just start tracking wires in the vehicle. I have the column all figured out I think... Its the FSJ thats going to be tricky! LOl

[MT1]

Thanks guys! It's all taken care of and looks like it will work just fine. Thanks again.

[710 Burner]

So.... give up some details man. What did you do? How did you get there?

[MT1]

Sorry thought I was the only one to do this. I couldn't find the wire diagram that I could read easily for the FSJ so I just took the time to figure out which wire went where off the stock column. I used a test light attached to a probe to pierce through the wire to see if it was hot or not. Marked it with the approprate function and spliced in a crimp on each wire. I got the stock plug and wire diagram from the donor rig which was an 1986 Suburban. It was just a matter of snipping and connecting the appropriate wires and crimping them. What I found that was kind of strange was the ignition mods on the column popped right into place? No mod required on the ignition modules. And it bolted up under the dash to the original mounting location like it was made for it? Think Jeep must of used Chevy columns in the 70's?

I changed the column all the way down to the back half of rag joint so there wasn't any spline issues. The Burb column is about 3 or 4 inches longer but the Double D slip joint took care of any length differences under the hood easily. The Chevy column is about an inch or so longer in the cab of the vehicle so the wheel is a little closer to me now but I really like it better. Its a tilt column with shifter and keyed. It took about 2 hours to do the whole swap.


I went to a column shift from a floor shifter and had to do some adjusting on the shifter arm going to the trans. The firewall is a lot shorter on the FSJA than the Burb so the shifter linkage coming off the end of the column is a couple inches further forward than the stock FSJ would be. For a floor shift rig it would of been much easier. I think a after market Flaming River or Ididit column built for a GM truck without shifter or keyed would be a very easy replacement.

Sorry for the delay in the followup reply! \m/