New steering wheel in...thanks racedvl!

[mt Al]

I bought a black GMC 4 spoke out of an early '90s truck from racedvl a few months ago and finally had time to put it in the suburban. Wow, what a difference. I've been driving with a stock '72 steering wheel for most of the last 22 years, so it's quite a change. Your hand kind of gets used to the cracks and hard plastic on the originals.

The suburban has a tilt column, so it puts the smaller wheel down where it needs to be. The swap was pretty easy. I kept the original turn signal cancelling plastic thing (whatever its called) and modified it with a dremel tool to accept the newer wheel's spring/wire thingamajigger. The newer one has a thicker "center" and didn't come in constant contact with the brass button that comes out of the steering column to operate the horn. My daughter tested the horn many, many, many times. Then she tested it again and again, just to make sure.

Obviously this is not for the person who wants to stay stock, but I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a mild/modern update. The wheels are pretty common on www.car-parts.com or from other people on the board who part out trucks. The difference is pretty amazing.

Thanks racedvl!