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Re: Aftermarket steering wheel
I bought a reproduction wheel for a '72 back in '04. Looked great but was noticeably more flimsy on the rim. That wheel developed a crack at high noon which separated enough to see the rod stock core of the rim. It was about 1/2 the gauge of original and I'm sure the reason for the more flexible feel. I'm sure the extra flex is why the material cracked. Then a new batch of wheels were produced that were said to be more stout. I have never used one so can not comment on that. But that is what I heard back when they came out, an improvement. Haven't heard much of anything else since. I'll say for a restoration that gets carefully driven a reproduction steering wheel will work just fine
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