Wrecking yard wheel?

[Geargrinder]

A buddy of mine told me that an old trick for a nice steering wheel was to get one off of a chevy car @ the 'yard and it would bolt right on. Any one done this (for an '84 Burb)? If so what is a nicer wheel (smaller) that will still bolt on and work with the turn signal cancel?

 

[pauly383]

A buddy of mine told me that an old trick for a nice steering wheel was to get one off of a chevy car @ the 'yard and it would bolt right on. Any one done this (for an '84 Burb)? If so what is a nicer wheel (smaller) that will still bolt on and work with the turn signal cancel?

70'S Camaro 4 spoke plastic is nice ( had on my Chevelle ) .
Trans Ams were cool .
The 80's Iroc wheels were sweet .
Jeep wheels willl fit too if it had a GM column , like the old 7-'s 3 spoke .
Chrysler coulums had the same spline back in the rear drive car days as well .

Believe it or not the Factory 2 door Chevette I had a came with a 3 spoke satin with black grip wheel that looked hot although it was in a Chevette , and factory to boot

 

[JSH]

A buddy of mine told me that an old trick for a nice steering wheel was to get one off of a chevy car @ the 'yard and it would bolt right on. Any one done this (for an '84 Burb)? If so what is a nicer wheel (smaller) that will still bolt on and work with the turn signal cancel?

I have also heard that most GM steering wheels mount the same and will work. Look for one from an early 90s Lumina-very comfortable and fairly common so they shouldn't be hard to find. Also has the "open" top(3 spoke design) that works well with truck gauges.

 

[R72K5]

most any '60's-'90's GM wheel will will work, i dunno on old chyslers however


good luck

 

[dyeager535]

Late 80's trucks/Astros are a good source, everyone seems to like those 4 spoke smaller diameter/thicker black wheels with "Chevrolet" (or "GMC" I assume) horn buttons.

Don't have a picture of mine, but yes, just about any GM vehicle up to about 1996 (non-airbag) can donate the steering wheel for our columns.

I'm sure someone here has pics of that wheel in their rig.

 

[diesel4me]

a lot of them fit..not just GM's

I put a steering wheel from an 82 Cavalier on my 74 K20,to gain clearance for my long legs when I put a custom bucket seat setup in it--went right on,matches up with the collar on the colum,horn works,directionals cancel,etc..I have seen a few GM trucks with older mustang GT steering wheels too.(not sure if the directionals self-cancel with those wheels though.)..many other vehicles have the same splines,but the collars dont always match up...best to measure first..