I picked up an old Superior Performance Products “500” steering wheel at a swap meet… I’d like to get an installation (boss) kit to fit it to the Land Rover Series 2 column I’m planning on using on my project. The splined shaft of the column is 3/4 diameter with 48 splines. Looking at the Grant installation kits on their website, it does not say what the spline count/diameter is of any of the installation kits, it just has an ‘application search’ where you put the year, make, model etc. of your car to find the correct kit. I did the search for Land Rover and it has nothing. So my question is… What American cars/trucks had 3/4 diameter, 48 spline, steering wheels/column. If I can find that out, then I can find the appropriate installation kit. I’ve searched on here and google but can’t seem to find a list or anything that has this info. Any help appreciated. Glen.
If you can't find one, there may be an altenative. Do you have the Land Rover steering wheel? I put a Saturn column in my '54 Ford and I wanted to install this Cal Custom wheel..... S Come to find out, no one makes an adapter for a Saturn.....go figure! So, I made my own adapter from the Saturn steering wheel. If the Rover wheel has an aluminum center (like the Saturn wheel) you should be good to go. I stripped the Saturn wheel then cut out the center with a Sawzall...... Then I trimmed it to fit on my bandsaw....... I wanted the self cancelling feature so I removed the turn signal cam from my '54 column and welded it to the steel insert on the Saturn piece. The Saturn insert is a smaller diameter so I had to build up the edges with a weld bead to trigger the cancelling mechanism. Drilled and tapped three 1/4" x 28 holes in the adapter to mount the wheel. I used an adapter cover that came in a Grant wheel adapter kit I had laying around. Fit perfectly! Grant #4510. The wheel bolted right up and works perfectly!
Thanks for that reply, it will be useful I’m sure, if not to me, then someone else. I don’t have a Land Rover steering wheel, just the column. Here in New Zealand, we have a certification process and I’m pretty sure that this modification would not be allowed… but I will look into it further. I would prefer to get a legit boss to fit and surely there must be a boss that will fit the Land Rover column. Hopefully someone might know, but I’ll keep searching in the meantime. Glen
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/174978188152 Then machine a disc to adapt the wheel to the Boss The 3 bolt wheel looks similar to a "Grant" steering wheel that the speedway crowd use
Ahh, yes, Thanks. I had just been looking at similar ones and have found that you can actually buy 6-bolt to 3-bolt adapters for these. So that’s a potential winner. Alternatively, I suddenly remembered an old Springalex boss I had and went searching for it not knowing if it was even the right size, but it is. Slides onto the Landy column nicely. Perhaps I can make an adapter ring for this… Glen.
I guess you know early LandRover had a nice banjo steering wheel. Is one of those to big for your car ?
You can get them over here if that helps. https://www.paddockspares.com/parts-and-accessories/land-rover-series-2-and-3/steering.html https://www.heritage1948.co.uk/product/heritage-land-rover-stering-wheel-boss https://www.lrparts.net/vehicle/series-2-2a-3/seats-and-interior-trim/steering-wheel-and-bosses.html
Yes, the original banjo wheel would be nice, as would any old banjo such as Morris Minor. I have an old Triumph 2500 steering wheel (not banjo) and it fits but doesn’t really do it for me, plus they are all a bit big. It’ll be going in a ’23 T roadster and I’m 5’11”. Still just parts gathering currently and this small (13”) SPP wheel I think will be a good size. I was hoping to find the correct Grant Installation Kit to just bolt directly on without adapters and whatnot, but I think the Springalex one will work without too much trouble. Still keen to find the right thing though, so if anyone does know of any old American cars/trucks that have 3/4 diameter, 48 spline, steering wheels/column, that would help as the Grant bosses all seem to be for American cars. But if I can’t get one and the Springalex adaptation doesn’t work, then I’ll go for the 6-bolt boss with 3-bolt to 6-bolt adapter. Glen.
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