Just doing a little surfing after KustomD posted the question about the steering wheel (Caddy) not matching up sline wise on his later column. Is there any reference on the web for such an interchange? I know Mullins, Flaming River etc. do have one but it is for the coupling end. Just curious. That would be of great interest to a lot of people. Maybe I'll call Grant?
Good question. I know prewar Fords use a large taper and keyway,and won't directly fit anything else. They switched to splines after the war,not sure when. Are all the latemodels the same now?
I think most of the GM stuff from the '40's through the sixties will interchange...even later than that. I had a '49 truck that had a chevette wheel on the stock column when I bought it... Brian
Take a look at a Grant book and see if the two you are looking at take the same adapter. I think each of the major manufacturers held their same splines from post WWII until they went metric in late '80's.
Don't you guys know it's possible to fit damn near anything to anything else? Interchanges, indeed!!!!!
Here is the reply from Grant. Well, I guess the long and short answer is no. There is no interchangeability chart. About the only thing that might pass for one is our application listing, but it won't be 100% correct as our hubs have a little more universality in them than many of the OEM wheels. We do not make a kit for the 1957 Caddy, sorry. Don't know of anyone who does either; the shaft was indeed different and we just don't have it available. Sorry. Joey Ferrari Grant Products International, Inc. Director Technical Sales (800) 952-6947 ext. 314 (818) 247-2910 ext. 314 FAX (818) 241-4683
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