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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Aftermarket steering wheel close to factory specs

Well it's time to upgrade my stock leather Trans Am steering wheel. Mine has the squishies and is oozing goop and so I'm thinking of getting rid of it and sticking in an aftermarket one since I can't seem to find any new ones for a decent price. If you know of a place to get stock ones for a good price let me know.

As far as an aftermarket wheel, I'd like one with as close a stock feel as I can get... size-wise and grip diameter. The closest I've seen to a stock-type wheel in my quest is the Grant GT Formula (#710 or #1770). I'm not sure how they measure the wheel diameter but my stock one measures out to 14 3/8" or so tip to tip... definately under 14.5", yet bigger than 14.25". Does anyone have this wheel or any others that I might have overlooked?

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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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im using a grant gt wheel but its smaller much smaller than the stock one. i do belive that you can get them in different sizes. other than thati love the way the wheel is
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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Here's another Grant, a Signature Series. I'm unsure of the diameter and so on, but it's fairly close to stock. The wheel itself is a bit thicker but I really like the feel. The three-spoke design and billet collar makes the whole package look stock, I think. Here's a link that'll give you an idea:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=107995

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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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yea james c that sig wheel looks alot nicer than the gt wheel, if i were to get another wheel that would be the one i would buy.

p.s clean interior
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