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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    Steering wheel diameter?

    AzDon
    AzDon


    Number of posts : 749
    Location : Lake Havasu Az
    Age : 68
    Registration date : 2014-01-20

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    Post by AzDon Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:28 pm

    I love my Steering Concepts 18" "big rig" steering wheel, but I was unable to answer a question whether it's bigger than the original wheel (?)
    Anybody willing to measure, I'd be grateful!Steering wheel diameter? Dash311
    raidmagic
    raidmagic


    Number of posts : 35
    Location : Tampa, Fl
    Registration date : 2023-09-18

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    Post by raidmagic Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:34 pm

    The stock wheel on my 69 is 17"
    MDVANMAN
    MDVANMAN


    Number of posts : 44
    Location : Annapolis, MD
    Age : 42
    Registration date : 2019-05-11

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    Post by MDVANMAN Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:50 am

    AZ Don does your van have power steering? I read through a lot of your build thread and it is impressive work, cant remember if you have power steering or not. Wondering how much of a difference that big steering wheel made as far as easier steering effort. (I do have power steering on my frankenstein 4x4 but it has a 13" wheel and is still pretty hard to turn at low speed/sitting still)
    AzDon
    AzDon


    Number of posts : 749
    Location : Lake Havasu Az
    Age : 68
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    Post by AzDon Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:19 pm

    My van DOES NOT have power steering, however, the cross-steer setup that I built to get rid of the bump-steer includes a bell-crank with one of it's two arms longer than the other so that the steering ratio is slower than stock (slightly more turns on the wheel)....
    I never ran the van with the stock steering or steering wheel, so I can't really give a comparison....
    It drives nice though and corners like a go-kart as expected, being that I lowered the front several inches and added two leafs per side and a 1" stabilizer bar ( and air shocks)
    Rear is a 323 posi wearing four shocks....
    MDVANMAN
    MDVANMAN


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    Location : Annapolis, MD
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    Post by MDVANMAN Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:05 am

    Sounds really cool Don! Yours handles the exact opposite of mine... I still have the factory 17" wheel which should bolt up to my new column so I will give it a shot

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