| Steering Wheels [message #370743] |
Tue, 01 November 2022 16:09  |
Carl S.
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Location: Tucson, AZ.
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So I pretty much wore out the leather cover on my steering wheel over the last 14+ years and 69,000 miles and I want to replace it. The current one is sort of a Grant Classic, three spoke wheel, 14-1/2" in diameter with a 1-1/2" dish, and a nine bolt mounting pattern.
I'm thinking a deeper dish would bring the steering wheel out to a better ergonomic position and I would like the spokes to be flatter so I can see my gauges better. I've been looking on line on all the usual places and some not so usual places, but would like to benefit from the group experience, so any input to help with my decision would be welcomed.
Thank You
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Steering Wheels [message #370744 is a reply to message #370743] |
Wed, 02 November 2022 09:03  |
JohnL455
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I like keeping it real GM parts. I’m using a leather wrapped Buick T Type 3 spoke wheel used on 80s Regals and Rivieras. The saddle brown (rare) is an exact match to my Eleganza dash. The most common color is grey from the Grand Nationals. There was a lady doing perfect leather restorations but she retired.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Steering Wheels [message #370746 is a reply to message #370744] |
Thu, 03 November 2022 17:40 |
Carl S.
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JohnL455 wrote on Wed, 02 November 2022 07:03I like keeping it real GM parts. I’m using a leather wrapped Buick T Type 3 spoke wheel used on 80s Regals and Rivieras. The saddle brown (rare) is an exact match to my Eleganza dash. The most common color is grey from the Grand Nationals. There was a lady doing perfect leather restorations but she retired.
John, Do you know of a source for these?
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Steering Wheels [message #370748 is a reply to message #370747] |
Fri, 04 November 2022 03:43 |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Call or email Tom Whitton in Paducah, KY. He use to make what you want.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Steering Wheels [message #370758 is a reply to message #370743] |
Fri, 11 November 2022 06:31 |
skip2
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On a lighter side, I have one of those beautiful steering wheels with the oak center and the leather grips, I believe Tom Whitton made, We were at a classic RV show a few years ago and some young kid thought the whole RV was great except for the steering wheel, he wanted to know why everything was made new and I left the old steering wheel in it. His dad looked at me and just shook his head
74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD LSD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
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