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Old 07-09-2015, 03:20 PM   #1
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Cool steering wheel

hi i have a 1964 c10 and when i bought it, it has got a after market steering wheel on it,a( grant challenger 13") i really dont like it and want something more in keeping with the truck. what are your ideas please any pictures will be helpful ?
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Old 07-09-2015, 04:34 PM   #2
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want something more in keeping with the truck.
Are you looking to keep the truck more stock-ish looking? Modern? Traditional?

I myself really prefer Superior flake wheels (or Cragar, or any other old vinyl ones) in 15-16".

EDIT: Here's a thread with some examples of old vinyl wheels.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...thread.438873/
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Old 07-09-2015, 04:49 PM   #3
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I'm considering this steering wheel from American Retro.
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Old 07-10-2015, 01:27 PM   #4
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I'm considering this steering wheel from American Retro.
im liking that
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Old 07-10-2015, 01:56 PM   #5
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Re: steering wheel

you can always buy a stock replacement. and easy to find. that way it belongs to the truck if thats what your looking for.
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Old 07-10-2015, 02:18 PM   #6
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you can always buy a stock replacement. and easy to find. that way it belongs to the truck if thats what your looking for.
where do you get them from
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where do you get them from
http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=STR6166


pricey but correct wheel
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Old 07-09-2015, 10:05 PM   #8
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Re: steering wheel

I put a '61 Impala wheel in my '62.

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Old 07-10-2015, 03:02 PM   #9
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Re: steering wheel

I also used a impala wheel, a 65
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Old 07-11-2015, 02:01 AM   #10
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I also used a impala wheel, a 65
can you change centre cos the one i have seen have the impala emblem on it,but i do like the wheel and think thats i will go for
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that 65 wheel looks great, perfectly complimented by the shifter.
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Old 07-10-2015, 10:06 PM   #12
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Has anyone needed a steering wheel adapter to make the old wheels fit on a newer tilt column? If so, where is an inexpensive place to get one?
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Old 07-11-2015, 12:42 AM   #13
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Re: steering wheel

you dont need an adapter. use snap ring pliers to take off the airbag clockspring and the wheel will bolt right on. the splines have been the same since the 40s.

source: my steering column is a tilt model from a 2002 s10 blazer.

also, here is a 1947 steering wheel on a 99 column. we hadnt taken the clockspring off yet but it fits fine now

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oh sorry, you are right, that is a corvette center with the crossed flags.
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Re: steering wheel

I have a large...um..."lower midsection"....so as much as I love those Impala and large-diameter wheels, they just aren't an option for me personally (even with tilt).

I use a nice simple Grant 3-spoke leather wheel w/ 13" diameter (smallest allowed). Its great for clearances, and the small diameter is no trouble with my steering setup. It also fits the buttons for my line-loc and room for another for nitrous trigger/2step/transbrake/etc
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I have a large...um..."lower midsection"....so as much as I love those Impala and large-diameter wheels, they just aren't an option for me personally (even with tilt).

you make a good point, borrow a stock steering wheel and make sure you fit behind it. even guys who arent extremely fabulous can find the stock column and wheel a bit cramped. My column got moved away from the seat a little and the impala wheel gave back some of the depth, so now I can scoot the seat up a little and have lots of room behind the seat. which I need for, I dunno, hauling... jerry cans? haha.
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Old 07-11-2015, 02:54 PM   #17
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Re: steering wheel

i have seen some really nice reproduction steering wheels on a few webb sites i realy like the impala wheel but cant seem to get one with a bowtie horn cap
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are the reproduction steering wheels ok
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Old 07-12-2015, 06:09 PM   #19
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even guys who arent extremely fabulous
Extremely fabulous is one way of describing it
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Old 07-13-2015, 01:46 PM   #20
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Re: steering wheel

i have a 67-69 steering column fitted to the truck,will most chevy steering wheels fit from the same year ?
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Old 07-13-2015, 03:12 PM   #21
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Re: steering wheel

You can use the 72 truck wheel. about the same as Camaro, Buick Skylark and some others. They came in colors and are 15 inches
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Old 07-11-2015, 10:06 AM   #22
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1967 Impala wheel with the 1966 truck horn cap
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are the horn caps interchangeable
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