Selection of the “right” steering wheel should be one of the highest selection priorities, since you’ll be looking at it every time you’re in the seat, and it’s the human interface to operating the vehicle. The wrong wheel can ruin the experience.
My personal favorite steering wheel size is 14.5”, whether it’s a vintage Covico wheel like mine, or a later design padded leather wheel. I also have power steering, so the need for a large factory wheel isn’t important. The design should compliment the rest of the interior and overall theme of the truck. I had a LeCarra wheel in my truck for a while. It fit well and was very comfortable but looked out of place.
I’ve always loved Covico wheels, so when I finally found a decent example that was it.
If I still had manual steering I would buy one of the new reproduction 1959-60 Impala wheels, in my opinion the most beautiful factory wheel ever designed. Unfortunately for an old guy like me with a gut, it also uses up a lot of valuable space.
http://www.classicchevy.com/chevy-st...1959-1960.html
The smaller 15” retro version is very poor quality and should be avoided:
http://www.classicchevy.com/chevy-st...l?dept_id=1714
If billet best fits your design concept, here are a few places that offer billet steering wheels:
http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/steering_wheels.asp
http://www.billetspecialties.com/subcategory.asp?cid=12
http://www.coloradocustom.com/Produc...ubCategoryID=1
http://www.elitebillet.com/category....5?categoryId=4
Amazon.com: CFR Performance - Billet Aluminum...http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/steeringwheels.html
Virtually any of them will fit a stock GM column by using the correct adapter. There are several adapter styles depending on what type wheel is being mounted. If Summit or Jegs doesn’t have the right one, eBay almost always does:
And here are few threads with pics from some earlier threads which you may have already seen:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...steering+wheel
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...steering+wheel
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...steering+wheel
And to stay on topic, here’s a shot of my original bench seat after I added a Seatz upholstery kit!
