Flaming River Steering Column

Flaming River Steering Columns: American-Made Precision for Classic and Custom Builds

When it comes to upgrading the steering column on a hot rod, muscle car, classic truck, or street rod, few names carry more weight than Flaming River. Founded in 1987, Flaming River Industries has built a reputation for offering quality steering systems for street rods, muscle cars, classics, and trucks. Their steering columns represent the heart of that expertise — products engineered from scratch with modern tolerances and a distinctly custom-build mindset.

All-New Components, Built in the USA

One of Flaming River's most important differentiators is their commitment to all-new construction. Each of their products is designed to incorporate new parts — absolutely nothing is rebuilt — which ensures they can maintain stringent quality standards, improve the design, and offer long-range product availability. All Flaming River steering columns are proudly made in the USA.

All Flaming River columns are made from 304 grade stainless steel, available in paintable mill finish or polished to a high luster. Each column is CNC machined from high-grade 304 stainless steel, ensuring consistent tolerances and a finish that holds up in demanding real-world conditions. The management system of Flaming River Industries, Inc. is ISO 9001:2015 registered, reflecting a formal commitment to quality at every stage of manufacturing.

A Column for Every Build Style

Flaming River's steering column lineup is notably diverse, covering a wide range of vehicle applications and builder preferences:

• Tilt Columns (Custom Swipee Series): The Custom Swipee Column Shift Tilt Steering Column is designed for GM 70s/80s style applications and is offered in floor shift and column shift configurations, with features like cruise, wiper, turn signal, and dimmer controls, in black powdercoat or polished finishes.
• Roadster Tilt Column: Flaming River took their popular Roadster style steering column and added the modern convenience of 5-position tilt, making it ideal for classic trucks, roadsters, and the early 1953–62 Corvette. With only 5-1/2" from the bottom of the dish to the top of the column's shroud, the compact space-saving design has a nostalgic look with full tilt functionality.
• Dash Mount Tilt Column: Flaming River offers an innovative dash mount tilt steering column that eliminates all pedal interference and takes the tube out of the engine compartment, with a height of only 7-1/2" for maximum design flexibility — including GM turn signals.
• Column Shift Tilt Column: Flaming River manufactures an all-new column shift style of tilt column featuring a sleek, compact design ideal for hotrods, pick-up trucks, classics, and countless other applications. Each column comes complete with a gearshift knob, billet dress-up kit, illuminated gearshift indicator, and GM wiring with a removable 12-position linkage arm.
• Direct-Fit Columns: Designed to bolt in place of your original column, these tilt steering columns feature all-new components including a one-piece cast upper housing design. Vehicle-specific fitments cover popular platforms such as the 1969–81 Camaro, 1965–66 Mustang, and Mopar B-Body and A-Body models.

Award-Winning Heritage

Over the past 20 years, Flaming River has designed many award-winning products, including the tilt steering column program and the Rack and Pinion Cradle Kits, which have both won SEMA's Best New Product Awards. That recognition speaks to their ongoing commitment to innovation in a segment where fit, feel, and finish all matter equally to the builder.

Whether you're completing a frame-off restoration or building a custom street machine from the ground up, Flaming River's steering columns offer the quality, fitment, and style to match your vision. Explore the full Flaming River brand catalog to discover the complete range of steering and drivetrain components they offer.