I am wanted to swap out the steering wheel on my 84 street/strip firebird. I am wanted to put a quick release steering wheel on. Was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these and what company to go with. I am unsure of what hubs will fit. Thanks

 

On my dirt car, Im going to be using a 3/4" standard hex hub slipped over the stock column end. Weld it on, use the hub, and a wheel from somewhere like speedway. Ive got the stuff, just haven't installed yet.

Is that something similar to what you plan on running?

 

Anyone make some sort of adapter that makes the stock wheel a quick release set up?

 

Maybe but highly unlikely. A quick release steering wheel is considered a race only part so something using stock parts like the steering wheel would be a special order or custom build.

My quick release is 2 parts. The lower part welds onto the steering shaft. The upper part slips over the lower part and is locked on with the quick release button. A standard aftermarket steering wheel with a 3 bolt hold down pattern holds the wheel to the upper part. A "stock" steering wheel slides over the shaft and is held down with a single nut. If there was some sort of way to change how it mounts then you could use a stock steering wheel but it wouldn't be very pretty or practical. You would also lose the horn button with a quick release system.

When I was still using the factory tilt column, getting in and out of the car was easy. When I converted to a non tilt column, I couldn't get over the roll bar door tube so I had to install a removable steering wheel. Now with a full cage, X-tubes in the doors and a fixed position seat, there's no way to get in and out of the car without removing the steering wheel. I even have two buttons mounted on my steering wheel using a coiled cord. The cord is long enough to put the steering wheel anywhere in the car but if I have to, I can simply unplug it from the dash and completely remove the steering wheel from the car.

If you search through jegs or summit racing, you'll see lots of quick release systems and none are designed for a stock steering wheel. The only way you're going to make something work is to use an aftermarket steering wheel.

 

Here is the aftermarket hub.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedw...el,112635.html

Just add an aftermarket wheel similar to this

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Steel-...-Dish,892.html

 

they do make quick release hubs for use with the stock splines, but you're on your own as far as trying to make a stock steering wheel work with it..

 

It would be pretty easy to make a stock one work with the quick release.

 

Yep. Just drill it to match.