by AzDon Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:28 pmI 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!
Anybody willing to measure, I'd be grateful!
3 posters
Steering wheel diameter?
AzDon- Number of posts : 742
Location : Lake Havasu Az
Age : 67
Registration date : 2014-01-20
raidmagic- Number of posts : 33
Location : Tampa, Fl
Registration date : 2023-09-18
The stock wheel on my 69 is 17"
MDVANMAN- Number of posts : 44
Location : Annapolis, MD
Age : 42
Registration date : 2019-05-11
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- Number of posts : 742
Location : Lake Havasu Az
Age : 67
Registration date : 2014-01-20
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....
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- Number of posts : 44
Location : Annapolis, MD
Age : 42
Registration date : 2019-05-11
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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