15" Stock Appearance Steering Wheel Review

[tim71]

After installing my new 15" steering wheel, I thought I would post a review. Overall, I'm very satisfied, maybe a 8.5 out of 10 satisfied. Positives are: appearance is very good, feel of wheel is good, sturdiness of wheel is great (better than original), the view of gages is better and the smaller size is nice.
Negatives: The base of the wheel is slightly larger than the column mast (most people would not detect this), the gap between wheel and column is a little larger than original wheel, the new wheel is glossier than original which contrasts with the new horn button to a greater degree. The texture pattern is somewhat bolder or more pronounced than the original wheel.
I have power steering, I don't think I would put the smaller wheel on a non power steering truck/blazer. I was concerned that the auto trans shifter lever might look weird, but not an issue at all.