Steering wheel swap

[punchinghorse]

This is a simple question and I tried searching, but with over 1M posts in here now it's pretty hard to find stuff

Anyway, will the steering wheel from a new body style '89 K10 swap into a '73 K5? Not the whole column, just the wheel. I could swap the column if I had to, but would rather just swap wheels if it's doable.

 

[6872xtc]

yes. I put one from a '93 truck in my '79.

 

[diesel4me]

Your not limited to GM steering wheels either--at the junkyard,we found out many other makes of vehicles share the same splines and collar diameter and can be adapted to be used on a GM product...
I put a smaller wheel off a 90's Chevy Cavalier wagon in my 77 GMC so my legs didn't rub against the steering wheel when I installed a pair of bucket seats from a Mercury Topaz into it!..

 

[wilpetty]

Would a newer like 2000-2006 silverado steering wheel fit?

 

[82355]

With an airbag?

Martin

 

[82355]

Here is a 1975 I bought.

...and here it is swapped exactly like you were asking.

Martin

 

[punchinghorse]

Thanks everyone. Good to know! I have a certain hatred for the small racing style steering wheels with the circular slots in them (which is what my truck came with). I want to feel like I'm driving a truck, not Billy Bob's '83 Camaro.

 

[max 02]

Thanks everyone. Good to know! I have a certain hatred for the small racing style steering wheels with the circular slots in them (which is what my truck came with). I want to feel like I'm driving a truck, not Billy Bob's '83 Camaro.

Or Adams Blazer.

 

[jekquistk5]

or adams blazer. :d

burn!!!

 

[82355]

I had an '83 Camaro, and I hate those silly aftermarket steering wheels too....

Martin

 

[punchinghorse]

Follow-up question. Any links to forum posts or tech articles for doing this? I have swapped many columns but never just the wheel. I am usually pretty good at figuring things out myself, but any information would be great. Is it just a matter of renting a steering wheel puller from AZ and going to town? And is the install just the reverse of the removal?

 

[82355]

Yep.

Martin

 

[82355]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3380990&postcount=24

Martin

 

[punchinghorse]

Great...thanks Martin. Figured it couldn't be too hard if every halfwit Indiana poser around here has swapped them out on their lifted 2wd F150.