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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 11-13-2011, 09:38 PM

I don't know if they make a Grant wheel w/ a 17" or 16.5" diameter like the stock '71, and '68 wheels, respectively. When I bought my '71 GMC Jimmy, the PO had installed a Grant wheel with about a 13" diameter. The truck had power steering, but when it went out turning was a b!tch. The other Grant gripes were:
1) Bad horn connection- always honking when not necessary.
2) Continually coming loose from the steering column.
Not until I reinstalled the original wheel did that truck handle right.
Wood wheels do look cool. Mine was wood. IMHO Grant wheels are junk and not worth $1.70. But it's your truck.

11-13-2011, 09:38 PM	#3
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,622	Re: Grant wood wheel? I don't know if they make a Grant wheel w/ a 17" or 16.5" diameter like the stock '71, and '68 wheels, respectively. When I bought my '71 GMC Jimmy, the PO had installed a Grant wheel with about a 13" diameter. The truck had power steering, but when it went out turning was a b!tch. The other Grant gripes were: 1) Bad horn connection- always honking when not necessary. 2) Continually coming loose from the steering column. Not until I reinstalled the original wheel did that truck handle right. Wood wheels do look cool. Mine was wood. IMHO Grant wheels are junk and not worth $1.70. But it's your truck. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.