Steering wheel options
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Topic: Steering wheel options
Posted By: Raccoonman
Subject: Steering wheel options
Date Posted: Sep/02/2017 at 6:55pm
Did AMC follow any other manufacturers with regards to the steering wheel splines and taper? Also the smooth portion of the shaft below the splines? Wondering because I need a little more room than the factory wheel provides. It's got power steering, anyway. Don't want an aftermarket wheel if I can avoid it. Maybe one of those chrome chain jobs...
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Posted By: 401MATCOUPE
Date Posted: Sep/02/2017 at 7:04pm
What year and model are you working on???? Most mid sixties and up AMC all used Saginaw Steering columns and you can swap most steering wheels from GM's and AMC's.....Jeeps too.
------------- Ross K. Peterson 68X,GoPac,343,AT,52A(1stCar) 68X,GoPac,390,4sp,52A 69X,GoPac,390,4sp,64A 70X,GoPac,390,4sp,87A,8 70X,GoPac,390,4sp,BBO,8 70 Jav SST,390,AT,BSO 74MatX,401,AT,Prototype 74MatX,401,AT
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Posted By: 304-dude
Date Posted: Sep/02/2017 at 7:06pm
Since 68 AMC used the GM steering column. You can search through a big selection of GM steering wheels.
At one time long ago, I was contemplating the X wheel from the early 70s. Seen in the 442 and other GM cars in both big 15" and smaller 14" or so.
------------- 71 Javelin SST body 390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker
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Posted By: george w
Date Posted: Sep/03/2017 at 5:54am
67's used the GM/Saginaw columns as well.
------------- Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new.
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Posted By: Raccoonman
Date Posted: Sep/04/2017 at 7:31pm
Just for kicks I tried a 63 Thunderbird wheel. Except for being a lot smaller in physical diameter at the hub, it looked great. Getting the horn and turn signal kicker to work would be a project. Modifying the center emblem for a Rambler insert would be another.
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Posted By: Red20
Date Posted: Sep/10/2017 at 11:35pm
My '69 had a two tone wood and black GT wheel from the late '80s on it when I bought it. It's still there. Everything works too. http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/frazierjoshua/media/Mobile%20Uploads/100MEDIA_IMAG1262.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
------------- 1969 Javelin SST "Screamin' Banana" - Totaled Feb 2018 1973 Hornet Sportabout X "yellajack" - 360/727/TracLoc DAILY DRIVER
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Posted By: nickleone
Date Posted: Sep/11/2017 at 5:24pm
I put a 70s Mustang II wheel on a 62 Classic wagon. The original wheel crumbled. I had to move the horn swipe on the column to get it to work. I used some JB Weld to hold the swipe. It's been 7 years and still good.
Nick
------------- nick 401 71 Gremlin pro rally car sold 390 V8 SX/4 pro rally car sold 1962 Classic SW T5 4 wheel disc brakes
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Posted By: davester304
Date Posted: Sep/13/2017 at 3:49pm
I really like my 14" Grant wooden wheel. Easy to install with adapter. This photo taken when new, but now with some time and wear it matches the rest of the wood grain inside nicely.
------------- 1970 Javelin SST If you don't look back at it when you park it, you bought the wrong car
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Posted By: jpnjim
Date Posted: Sep/16/2017 at 3:01pm
I had a 72 Javelin with that same wheel in the 1980's........
and parking it in the sun caught me off guard more than once when the inner metal ring was too hot to touch!
I think at some point they redesigned it so the ring was smaller than the wood hoop.
davester304 wrote:
I really like my 14" Grant wooden wheel. Easy to install with adapter. This photo taken when new, but now with some time and wear it matches the rest of the wood grain inside nicely.
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------------- 71 P-code 4spd Javelin/AMX some Jeeps and some Fords
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Posted By: amxdreamer
Date Posted: Sep/16/2017 at 3:38pm
The rimblow did take some time to get used to after having a thick rim 3 spoke with an early 71 center but love the look. Tilt wheel helps getting it in a comfortable place.
------------- Tony Vancouver, BC 1970 AMX 1972 Badassador AMO#10333
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Posted By: Red20
Date Posted: Sep/16/2017 at 3:40pm
amxdreamer wrote:
The rimblow did take some time to get used to after having a thick rim 3 spoke with an early 71 center but love the look. Tilt wheel helps getting it in a comfortable place.
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That's a beautiful wheel. I just can't get used to a wheel that size. Sure looks good, though.
------------- 1969 Javelin SST "Screamin' Banana" - Totaled Feb 2018 1973 Hornet Sportabout X "yellajack" - 360/727/TracLoc DAILY DRIVER
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Posted By: amxdreamer
Date Posted: Sep/16/2017 at 4:17pm
Red20 wrote:
amxdreamer wrote:
The rimblow did take some time to get used to after having a thick rim 3 spoke with an early 71 center but love the look. Tilt wheel helps getting it in a comfortable place.
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That's a beautiful wheel. I just can't get used to a wheel that size. Sure looks good, though. |
Oh I get it! It's weird driving such a skinny wheel that is so big! This is the 3 spoke I used before I finally found a rimblow. It was much more comfortable but IMO didn't look near as cool! lol
------------- Tony Vancouver, BC 1970 AMX 1972 Badassador AMO#10333
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Posted By: 2beersmaybe3
Date Posted: Sep/17/2017 at 10:43am
Id like to buy that 3 spoke wheel. For my 73 Hornet hatchback.
I'm not a "big guy". 5 1/2 feet tall, 150 lbs with a wet coat on. But in my 64 Classic, my legs barely slide under the wheel to get in. I love the look of giant factory steering wheel. I love that my knuckles drag on both doors when turning. Old 60's cars is all I ever used to drive. Went through a 10 spell without them. After driving these newer cars with superpower steering and tiny wheels, it's something to get used to again. Big steering wheels and no power steering never bothered me before, but since I didn't have anything else to compare, my ignorance was bliss.
------------- 1963 Classic 770 Cross Country 1964 Classic 660 4door 1964 Classic 770 2 door sedan
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Posted By: 304-dude
Date Posted: Sep/17/2017 at 11:13am
2beersmaybe3 wrote:
Id like to buy that 3 spoke wheel. For my 73 Hornet hatchback.
I'm not a "big guy". 5 1/2 feet tall, 150 lbs with a wet coat on. But in my 64 Classic, my legs barely slide under the wheel to get in. I love the look of giant factory steering wheel. I love that my knuckles drag on both doors when turning. Old 60's cars is all I ever used to drive. Went through a 10 spell without them. After driving these newer cars with superpower steering and tiny wheels, it's something to get used to again. Big steering wheels and no power steering never bothered me before, but since I didn't have anything else to compare, my ignorance was bliss. |
CamJam took a well worn wheel and customised it. You can see what he did in his thread.
http://theamcforum.com/forum/my-new-to-me-72-javelin-sst_topic87733_page6.html?KW=Steering+wheel" rel="nofollow - http://theamcforum.com/forum/my-new-to-me-72-javelin-sst_topic87733_page6.html?KW=Steering+wheel
------------- 71 Javelin SST body 390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker
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Posted By: 2beersmaybe3
Date Posted: Oct/08/2017 at 9:07am
The problem with that is that I don't have a well worn, slightly worn or hardly worn wheel to start with. Thanks for posting his thread. It turned out really well, now I'll just have to find a wheel to try my hand at it
------------- 1963 Classic 770 Cross Country 1964 Classic 660 4door 1964 Classic 770 2 door sedan
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