Steering Wheel Adaptation Advice
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Steering Wheel Adaptation Advice
I'm wanting to keep my factory column in my 48, but I want to loose the original wheel and replace it with an original(they make a smaller aftermarket) 1959-1960 Chevy Impala wheel. Will it bolt up or do I need an adapter or will it even work? I've saw the grant adapter kit to make an aftermarket wheel work but since this is a factory chevy wheel I wasn't sure what I would run into.
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Nice idea but it won't fit and as far as I know there is no adapter that will make it fit. Short of replacing your column with a 59/60 GM colum, you will have to fabricate something yourself...
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I do have a spare column so I've got a test product to play with, not sure if I can figure anything out or not though, guess we will see!
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As GNW says there is no one making an adapter for the Ford column spline/nut mounting system to GM or any aftermarket wheel, and if they did it would be difficult to adapt the horn button on the new wheel. No sense using the stock column unless you have rebuilt the steering box (it's all one piece, and the original box is usually shot.) There are aftermarket companies making inexpensive (non tilt) stock looking replacement columns that take a standard GM wheel mounting, or you can use a later model GM column and adapt it to the steering box of your choice with a compatible U joint.
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As GNW says there is no one making an adapter for the Ford column spline/nut mounting system to GM or any aftermarket wheel, and if they did it would be difficult to adapt the horn button on the new wheel. No sense using the stock column unless you have rebuilt the steering box (it's all one piece, and the original box is usually shot.) There are aftermarket companies making inexpensive (non tilt) stock looking replacement columns that take a standard GM wheel mounting, or you can use a later model GM column and adapt it to the steering box of your choice with a compatible U joint.
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