my steering wheel in my '74 dump truck is all busted up junk. i have a '77 dodge truck/van column with a good wheel on it, wonder if the spline diameter interchanges possibly? i cant find a early mid 70s ford wheel anywhere. not possible.

 

Can’t speak to what the Dodge wheel will fit However—Pretty much any ford wheel from the 60s to 1991 Trucks and Vans will fit. They are a plenty.

 

You have to make sure they are like-for-like though, in that the diameter of the "bell" part might be slightly different from one model to another, OR the horn contact points might be different if the particular vehicle used a horn relay or not.
Most trucks of our vintage all the way back to the dark ages used a horn relay, but every once in awhile Ford threw a wrench in the works. My '79 F350 for example did NOT have a horn relay (so i added my own), so the backside of the wheel might have had a different contact point layout.

I know for a fact that this is the case with Broncos, but I can't say for sure that the wheels are different between the trucks because I have never had two side-by-side to compare. It's possible that Ford utilized the same turn signal switch and horn contact layout for all and simply changed the wiring scheme. But I don't know that either, as the two are pretty different electrically speaking.

Unless someone chimes in that has done exactly this, or has at least compared Dodge stuff to Ford, you may just have to bite the bullet and pull your wheel and compare the backsides.
If they don't work, take pics of the back of the wheel and the turn signal switch layout and re-install your wheel to drive it still while you hunt down a compatible wheel.

Good luck. Very interested to hear what you find!

Paul

 

Just jogged my memory. I put a non-cruise 80-86 wheel on my formerly cruise ‘87 and had to rearrange the wires to get the horn button working, just by repinning the connector to avoid hacking anything.

if you can wait, I can pull you a wheel next time at the yard.

 

73-77 steering wheel not impossible to find, just finding a cheap one is dang near impossible. Well use a steering wheel puller and pop of the Ford one and dodge one and do a test fit, or shop below.

https://www.dennis-carpenter.com/tru...UaAj7KEALw_wcB

https://www.cjponyparts.com/steering...kaAh7xEALw_wcB

https://shop.broncograveyard.com/197...IaAgQaEALw_wcB

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22443658283...UaAvW5EALw_wcB

 

https://www.vanning.com/threads/ubbt...tml#Post779353

heres one

 

Lincoln Illinois Craigslist, maybe this guy has one? https://lincoln.craigslist.org/pts/d...353715184.html

 

hmmm.. no. wrong state. that URL and map and everything is all for NE. thereis no Lincoln IL CL. i get this nebraska junk all time from ppl. thx though, and we dont have parts or very many vehicles this old around here where i am.. dont exist,. wayy too old, all been rusted out and scrapped decades ago here.

 

shoot this one is mint condition perfect wow.p. i wish i had that kinda budget for one these this nice wow,,

 

Well dang my Google FO must be way off. Sorry, maybe you can get the van one from NorthCali. This guy below has a D44 AND a Dana 60 in his pic, and has listed the D44 $500.00. I wonder if he knows the difference? https://mattoon.craigslist.org/pts/d...350874084.html

choose the site nearest you:

• bloomington-normal
• champaign urbana
• chicago
• decatur
• la salle co
• mattoon-charleston
• peoria
• quad cities, IA/IL
• rockford
• southern illinois
• springfield
• st louis, MO
• western IL

 

You should never dis-trust what a CL poster tells you....

 

Aw come on now, we all know that every Craigslist poster tells the truck and the whole truth.
LOMA to the point I spit tea out my nose.