Steering wheels!

DirtyMexican · Post by **DirtyMexican** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:56 pm

how hard would it be to replace my stock steering wheel with something like a momo, grant, etc on a 1990 bronco?

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:01 pm

DirtyMexican wrote:how hard would it be to replace my stock steering wheel with something like a momo, grant, etc on a 1990 bronco?

Not hard at all if you are not using cruise control.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:08 pm

gunit wrote:
DirtyMexican wrote:how hard would it be to replace my stock steering wheel with something like a momo, grant, etc on a 1990 bronco?
Not hard at all if you are not using cruise control.

If you dig around, you can find options for cruise control. I know that Grant had a set up, or you can do like Steve did. He had a bracket made for his.

Post by **SteveG** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:36 pm

Changing the steering wheel is a piece of cake.

This is what the cool kids use to keep cruise control.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:05 pm

How about on air bag equiped trucks?

Post by **SteveG** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:27 pm

You're kind of screwed. I don't know that it would be worth replacing. I tend to like later model steering wheels as they are anyway. The only reason I replaced mine was because it was so skinny. Yours probably has a nice grip on it.

DirtyMexican · Post by **DirtyMexican** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:34 pm

my steering column broke on me after an incident and when i replaced the column it came with a really skinny wheel. i hate it. my old one was perfect but bent up now. that looks like a pretty bitchen set up Steve.

monkei · Post by **monkei** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:18 pm

Tis' easy!
Grant hub using adapter for sparco wheel.

Deleted Account · Post by **Deleted Account** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:21 pm

Ok i know somone around here knows the place that make the button adapter to put the cruise buttons on a billit bracket.. I think steve posted it. but ill be damned if i can find it...

tcm glx · Post by **tcm glx** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:39 pm

mkiefer wrote:Ok i know somone around here knows the place that make the button adapter to put the cruise buttons on a billit bracket.. I think steve posted it. but ill be damned if i can find it...

It was a grant piece, no longer in production I think, but I have seen them on ebay from time to time Keifer.

DirtFiend602 · Post by **DirtFiend602** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:44 pm

There are quite a few still floating around... maybe ill buy a whole lot of them, I bet they'll be a coveted item soon...

Post by **SteveG** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:28 pm

The Grant stuff was ugly and I refused to pay the price for aftermarket crap. I used a replica bracket for a Saleen Mustang on mine. It uses factory switches (better than aftermarket). I'll see if I can find contact info for the guy that was making them.

Not my steering wheel....

BajaF250 · Post by **BajaF250** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:37 pm

SteveG wrote:The Grant stuff was ugly and I refused to pay the price for aftermarket crap. I used a replica bracket for a Saleen Mustang on mine. It uses factory switches (better than aftermarket). I'll see if I can find contact info for the guy that was making them.

Not my steering wheel....

Wow, that looks pretty darn good! Almost wish I had cruise control!

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:39 pm

It does look good. Nothing a guy with a plasma cutter & sander couldn't whip up if he had to!

Post by **SteveG** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:20 pm

ChaseTruck754 wrote:It does look good. Nothing a guy with a plasma cutter & sander couldn't whip up if he had to!

The part where the switches fit are pockets and would require milling. The guy I got mine from is a machinist... the part has been long discontinued so he borrowed one and duplicated it. I don't know if he ever did more runs or not, but it was a really nice part.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:14 pm

Well if you have a mill that can work too. If you aren't using yours & you're cool with it - I could borrow it, convert it to a cad file & people can use that to have new ones laser cut or water jetted. Both of these methods are better than the plasma I mentioned before - I was just saying if one wanted to - he could with that stuff.

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:23 pm

They are just momentary switches... and the clock spring is already there... just sayin.

It's super easy to put them on the dash too... if your one of those cool guys with a removable wheel.

Post by **SteveG** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:14 pm

philofab wrote:They are just momentary switches... and the clock spring is already there... just sayin.

It's super easy to put them on the dash too... if your one of those cool guys with a removable wheel.

If I'm not mistaken, they have different resistances. They all use the same wire through the steering column, so they have to send a different signal to make the cruise control respond appropriately.

I was originally going to put them in the dash until I remembered about the Saleen Mustangs using the aftermarket bracket.

And yes, Tom, cruise control ROCKS!

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:29 pm

SteveG wrote:
philofab wrote:They are just momentary switches... and the clock spring is already there... just sayin.

It's super easy to put them on the dash too... if your one of those cool guys with a removable wheel.
If I'm not mistaken, they have different resistances. They all use the same wire through the steering column, so they have to send a different signal to make the cruise control respond appropriately.

I was originally going to put them in the dash until I remembered about the Saleen Mustangs using the aftermarket bracket.

And yes, Tom, cruise control ROCKS!

The older ones didn't....no biggie... just need $4 worth of resistors from Radio Shack.

DirtFiend602 · Post by **DirtFiend602** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:36 pm

This. I'd buy one!

ChaseTruck754 wrote:Well if you have a mill that can work too. If you aren't using yours & you're cool with it - I could borrow it, convert it to a cad file & people can use that to have new ones laser cut or water jetted. Both of these methods are better than the plasma I mentioned before - I was just saying if one wanted to - he could with that stuff.

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