67/68 steering wheels smaller than 69-72?
 

I had always thought they were the same size.

I was cleaning out the garage, and I had saved my original 67 wheel to restore. I put a 72 wheel on long ago. It looked smaller to me, so I got out the tape.

The 67 wheel was 16-3/8 measured top to bottom and left to right (assuming wheel is in upright - wheels straight position.)

The 72 wheel was 16-7/8 from top to bottom but was almost 17-1/4" from left to right. I don't know if that typical of if my wheel oblonged from use??? but still, it's still wider than the 67 wheel.

Strange.

Re: 67/68 steering wheels smaller than 69-72?
 

No you are right the 67-68 is a 16-1/2" round wheel while the 72 has a 17x17-1/2" oval wheel per the published numbers.

Re: 67/68 steering wheels smaller than 69-72?
 

I had a N.O.S. 67/68 style steering wheel in dark olive that was bigger than both. It had many old GM truck guys stumped,till it hit me it was a 69-72 40-60 series steering wheel.

It's true,the wheel actually got a scosh bigger in '69 before it got smaller in '73.

Re: 67/68 steering wheels smaller than 69-72?
 

That's very interesting, especially considering that power steering was much more common after the 68, especially on the 71/72 trucks.

Guess I need to finish that wheel and get it back in the truck.