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Steering Wheel Interchange-ability...?
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Steering Wheel Interchange-ability...?
At some point, in it's checkered past, my '73 had it's steering wheel swapped out to a 13" box-store POS. I'd really like to replace it with a Ford tiller, period correct is preferred but not mandatory in this case. Can anybody tell me what years I should be looking at? I would assume '73-'79 would be a direct replacement, and that newer airbag units would not. Are the older manual steering pieces a good fit, or is the column different due to safety stuff, ie: collapse-able columns and such that started showing up in the early 70s. I see lots (LOTS!) of 80s F-series getting parted-out so I'm wondering if one of those might work.
Thanx,
Jonny Y
Thanx,
Jonny Y
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D4TZ-3600-A .. Steering Wheel-Use without Speed Control / Reproduced.
1971/77 F100/350 / 1974/77 Bronco / 1975/77 Econoline.
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D5TZ-3600-B .. Black Steering Wheel-Use with Speed Control / Reproduced.
1975/77 F100/350 & Econoline.
1978/79 F100/350's, Bronco's & Econolines use different steering wheels and horn pads.
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I just installed an 80's ford truck wheel with no modifications. Haven't sorted out the turn signal cancel just yet, and I am not sure about the horn either, still in progress.
It does not match up perfectly at the column either, but you have to really look to notice. Under 50 bucks my old wheel was destroyed anyways.
It does not match up perfectly at the column either, but you have to really look to notice. Under 50 bucks my old wheel was destroyed anyways.
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I just installed an 80's ford truck wheel with no modifications. Haven't sorted out the turn signal cancel just yet, and I am not sure about the horn either, still in progress.
It does not match up perfectly at the column either, but you have to really look to notice. Under 50 bucks my old wheel was destroyed anyways.
It does not match up perfectly at the column either, but you have to really look to notice. Under 50 bucks my old wheel was destroyed anyways.
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Turn signal cancel? Nope... I just try to remember to turn it off.
But that will come to an end soon cuz I recently picked up a 71- to 77-style wheel and pad for low-bucks.
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