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Old 02-10-2024, 12:51 AM   #13
'68OrangeSunshine
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Re: Steering wheel choices

When I first bought my '71 GMC Jimmy, the PO had mounted a tiny Grant wheel.
Steering geometry was all wrong.
After it came off in my hand -- in traffic -- it had to go. Lucky he also included the 17'' stock '71 wheel. After I put it on, the truck handled perfectly, and I intuitively knew where the nose was pointed by feel.

But I am long-accustomed to the '67-'68 3 Spoke wheel, like on my '68 Stepside. I like the way it fits between my fingers. At 16'' it's less unweildy than the '69+ style.
Someday, I may put a 3-Spoke wheel in the '71 Jimmy, and move the Headlights and Wiper switches to the positions as they are set up on the '68. That way all my controls will be uniform. [I have a '68 GMC chrome horn button.]
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