[FC] Steering Wheel & Moving a car

[Rad Davis]

  I would say two things about an FC steering wheel:

1.  It really shouldn't be any smaller than the stock standard wheel, 
especially if you're considering tires any wider than the stock 7".  
Lack of power steering in a 3/4 ton truck requires a certain minimum 
amount of leverage.  Sooner or later you will have to back and fill on 
hot pavement, parallel park with a loaded vehicle, or some other 
evolution that will require all the effort you can muster.  The smallest 
diameter I would consider would be the '64 deluxe steering wheel, which 
probably does allow a little more room for thighs and a belly because of 
its more prominent dish.  I'm guessing that wheel is a generic GM part 
from something else, so be sure to cross the part number, rather than 
waiting for a '64 deluxe Greenbrier wheel to appear -they're not a lot 
commoner than '65 'brier horn rings.

2. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the plain-jane round horn 
button the non-deluxe models came with, and it should plug right into 
the existing wheel on your '65.  Even if it doesn't, a standard '61-63 
FC steering wheel will do the trick  One should be quite easy to come by 
for cheap..

I'm not sure, but I think that you have a wide selection of GM truck 
steering wheels to shop through.  Most of them will be big enough, 
because power steering was quite rare on utility vehicles in those days.


On 9/8/2010 1:50 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> I have seen a few non-stock wheels in FCs, but I don't recall the particulars.  What I can tell you that may help is the FCs, as far as I know, use the standard Chevy steering wheel spline size, so most wheels you see that "fit Chevy" should bolt onto your van.  Good luck!
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Sep 8, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Al Kidd wrote:
>
>> What are the options for changing steering wheels on 65 GB's?  I know
>> I have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding the horn
>> ring for a 65 GB so was wanting to go something custom.  Small
>> diameter would make getting my fat arse in the van easier but not
>> pleasant from a driving perspective.
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