59 cj5 steering column ?

i have a 59 cj5 stock steering i thought it would be easier to switch columns then to loose my gut , im running a pto on the front so i dont know about a new steering box , can i use the old box and put a new column in, i have a cadilac teloscopic column i have been saving for years, any info will be appricated.

 

On the Ross steering box the column is part of the steering box. Can it be done? Probably with a lot of machine work and fabrication. Is it a simple proposition? Not really.
What kind of PTO winch do you have? I have a Koenig and power Saginaw steering. If you have a wide drum Ramsey then there may not be room. I had to move my winch towards the passenger side to make it fit, but both work good.

 

i have a wide ramsey winch on front may have to loose a few pounds and put a little smaller steering wheel

 

I'm not a big fan of this conversion for various reasons but Hermtheoverdriveguy.com (Herm Tilford, Brush Prairie, WA) has a power steering conversion that fits in the engine bay that may work for you.

 

I have a ross box in the 54 used a camaro column had to cut both shafts to length I needed and weld back together worked out perfectly

 

thanks , maybe ill keep the stock steering kinda of want to keep the pto

 

thanks