Leather wrapped 1986 Lariat steering wheel.

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Sep 13, 2014 | 01:29 AM

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Here is a "steer" in the other direction, lol.

ProjectBronco.COM! A 78-79 Ford Bronco Resource Center

Go to the "technical" link and ck out the Interior/Installing a factory wide-grip steering wheel) part.

Sep 13, 2014 | 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Blown 331

Well I got it on there, the horn works and the turn signals cancel. It was a pretty easy swap. I used a small round hand file to take out the flat spot in the spines on the 1986 wheel. The horn wasn't really an issue, but my horn didn't work before I pulled the wheel so I feel like I accomplished something there. For the turn turn signals to cancel on the 77 wheel there is a metal bracket that clamps around the center hub in the steering wheel. This hub has 2 piece of metal that stick up off of it (should have taken a pic). One cancels for left turns and the other cancels for right turns. All I needed to do was transfer that peice from the 77 wheel to the 86 wheel. Now the center hub on the 86 wheel was a larger diamter so it would not fit right over. I just ground it down to the same diameter (measured with dial caliper) as the 77 wheel and transfered the part over. I put it together and everything works great. I still need to clean up the wheel and horn pad since they are fresh from the junk yard but you get the idea.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...ictureid=43693

That looks great.

I had been thinking and looking at later wheels, knew there were some mods needed to fit one on my '77 F150 non tilt, just wasn't sure what mods were needed. My seats are a little thicker (than original bench) padded Mercury GM 50/50 seats and I wanted to both reduce diameter and .... move the wheel a little bit away from me .... so in the end I sent with a Grant #332 14.75" padded "Nascar" style wheel and adapter (thru Amazon) ... but I'd have been happy with just a diameter reduction and fatter / softer feel grip (compared to the big OEM '77 wheel).

Could have saved me a few $BUCK$ too I think (But I am extremely happy, wheel and adapter were right at $60).

As to Cruise Control buttons. Mine has CC, same functions, it's just an aftermarket made by DANA and sold through Sears back in the late '70s - early '80s .... I had two I bought at sale at the "Sears Outlet" store we used to have (AIR .... about $25 each unopened?), one was put in my '67 Chevelle with TS Lever controls, then I put the other one in this truck in late '80s. No lever, and so I used two momentary push buttons and a toggle, made my own housing from sheet metal, bent and folded, ... left button is "set / coast", middle is "resume / accel", toggle is "on/off" (on in pic). Been trouble free ever since.