Steering wheel adapter? What do I need?
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Steering wheel adapter? What do I need?
Who can shed some light on this for me? I'm somewhat lost here.
Thinking about putting a new steering wheel in my truck. Don't really like the old broken 3 spoke with three covers on it.
Anyway, because I don't have power steering I want to keep a large diameter wheel. And for a car, it's hard to find anything bigger than 14". SO, I started looking at 18" semi truck wheels. Plenty of cool options there. But I assume that they mount differently? I see 3 bolt holes....
I've also seen the steering adapter kits for wheels such as grant and the others. But I'm not sure exactly how they adapt? Are they splined like the shaft? Or use set screws?
Obviously, muscling an 18" wheel is gonna require things to be a little bit better than Chinese cast aluminum...
Thinking about putting a new steering wheel in my truck. Don't really like the old broken 3 spoke with three covers on it.
Anyway, because I don't have power steering I want to keep a large diameter wheel. And for a car, it's hard to find anything bigger than 14". SO, I started looking at 18" semi truck wheels. Plenty of cool options there. But I assume that they mount differently? I see 3 bolt holes....
I've also seen the steering adapter kits for wheels such as grant and the others. But I'm not sure exactly how they adapt? Are they splined like the shaft? Or use set screws?
Obviously, muscling an 18" wheel is gonna require things to be a little bit better than Chinese cast aluminum...
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Originally Posted by Serfbored
Well, at $145 for the wheel, and $90 for the adapter, + whatever else you might have to purchase to make it fit, you are at, or above the cost of a repop wheel that you know will fit.
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So reuse the spline receiver from your original steering wheel, make an adapter plate, and get your big truck wheel. Adapter plate to attach to your original wheel spline, then tap 3 holes in it to accommodate the new wheel, then fashion the hub cover to fit it all. Looks like the big truck wheel comes with a nice deep hub cover.
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The splined receiver is removeable??? I've had the wheel off a couple of times. Never thought it came apart.
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Anything will come apart with a big enough cutting wheel.
If your original wheel is all broken and busted up, just cut the center out of it and remove the bakelite cover, and you have the center hub that you need.
If your original wheel is all broken and busted up, just cut the center out of it and remove the bakelite cover, and you have the center hub that you need.
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I forget the size of those old 5ton cargo army trucks but I'd say close to 20" steering wheels that was surly needed on those trucks and they had PS that was like no power steering at all. Trouble was after a hot sweaty 200 mile days drive your hands were black from the steering wheel. Paint would of helped though.
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Most of the aftermarket 3-bolt steering wheels use a standard 3-bolt pattern. I have a Grant wheel on a GT performance adapter on mine. Even if the wheel isn't standard you could always re drill or slot the holes to fit the adapter and the horn button would cover it.
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How about a 80/82 B-F600/800 4 spoke steering wheel with the square horn button?
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The original E0HZ3600A 4 spoke steering wheel had been replaced by ?????? and this spring.
But I do not have a slide to tell me what part number wheel is on Mat 82096. My 3/94 80/89 LT3 slide skips right over Mat 82096.
But I do not have a slide to tell me what part number wheel is on Mat 82096. My 3/94 80/89 LT3 slide skips right over Mat 82096.
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