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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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Has anyone put an aftermarket, or even smaller GM wheel in their fbody? This is a muscle car not a bus
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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Have a sparco wheel on my car. I love it, but when I hop in my 02 it does feel like I am driving a bus.
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 08:49 AM
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Ever been in a muscle car? Your steering wheel is smaller then most muscle cars. Try driving a Chevelle or a First Gen... those are closer to being bus steering wheels.
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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Try a '56 Bel-Air I would have given ANYTHING for a bus steering wheel (and power brakes) Great shoulder workout though, cut down the amount of days I had to go to the gym
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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Hey I've got a question

Blue Meanie you may be able to answer this.

I want to put a second gen. steering wheel in a forth gen.

I was wondering what spline the forth gen steering wheel is
second gen is a 36. so i'm hoping it'll be the same
looking to lose some weight and eliminate the air bag and radio controls
also anyone know where i can get an adapter if need be?
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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgs
Ever been in a muscle car? Your steering wheel is smaller then most muscle cars. Try driving a Chevelle or a First Gen... those are closer to being bus steering wheels.

thats like saying " your car is fast compared to a mustang"...which is still pathetic...
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Old Jul 1, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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I installed a sparco as well and it works fine.
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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hey i was thinking about a sparco wheel also do yall have pics of them in your car. thanks
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 01:15 AM
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if you take an airbag out of a car with an oem airbag your insurance will drop you.

so im looking for a GM wheel.
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SSactionLs1
if you take an airbag out of a car with an oem airbag your insurance will drop you.
so im looking for a GM wheel.
Not necessarily...my brother has a non airbag aftermarket wheel and he did inform his insurance company about it just to be sure he'd still be covered and it was no problem...he just pays a very slight amount higher because of it I think.
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I'm still working on the interior but will post pics as soon as I can.
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 11:16 AM
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how do u remove the wheel without setting air bag off???
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 98redz28
how do u remove the wheel without setting air bag off???
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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I have a Momo Team 11.8 inch in mine, goes right in with the hub adapter kit, check out a company called Ltb Motorsports, they have the wheels and adapters, they also carry sparco stuff. The smaller wheel is a little more difficult to turn but nothing too bad, for now I still have power, we will see how it is once the madman manual rack goes in. Hope this helps.
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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so how do u do it, just pull the front of the wheel off, could someone please explain, i wanna do it but dont wanna ruin the stock one an air bag
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Old Jul 4, 2004 | 07:44 AM
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Not necessarily...my brother has a non airbag aftermarket wheel and he did inform his insurance company about it just to be sure he'd still be covered and it was no problem...he just pays a very slight amount higher because of it I think.
Really? State Farm told me I could not get normal insurance coverage if I did that. I'd have to get specialty vehicle insurance and pay out the *** for it.
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