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Being on the younger side of C3 owners (35) I just can’t get comfortable with the size of the stock wheel. Feels cheep and my knees keeps hitting the damn thing when I am working the clutch, I do have the tilt tele option. I think I want to replace with a more modern thicker\smaller steering wheel.
I have searched around and cannot find any good instructions on how to swap a steering wheel any help would be appreciated. 72 coupe.
Do you have the AIM? The AIM shows how the wheel was installed at the factory. Not a whole lot involved. Pull the horn cap; remove the horn contact; unscrew the wheel.
Any of the 78-82 14" leather wrapped wheels will bolt up.
A 13" wheel should give more legroom, but you really should have power steering since it will take about 30% more effort to drive into a parking space.
A 13" wheel should give more legroom, but you really should have power steering since it will take about 30% more effort to drive into a parking space.
I will look at the AIM manual to find instruction on how to remove the wheel. I fortunately do have power steering , but have a small leek that needs attention.
Am I the only one who finds the steering wheel to be uncomfortable?
68's Came with the "borrowed" 67 fake wood plastic 15" wheels. Changed mine right away in 1972. It would tear up your right thigh getting into the car. Stock 69-76 wheels are 14". Lou.
Many of the C3 race cars used to swap on the Pontiac Trans am Steering wheels. Like that was the preferred unit of John Greenwood and a few others, and they are being reproduced. They look a little meaner than like 78-82 wheels!
I had a local shop do a 78-82 wheel in leather matching my '71 dark saddle interior. Looks and works great. I agree the stock early steering wheels are too large. Felt like driving a bus.
I will look at the AIM manual to find instruction on how to remove the wheel. I fortunately do have power steering , but have a small leek that needs attention.
Am I the only one who finds the steering wheel to be uncomfortable?
I dont like the old rebar feeling wheels but its an easy fix...swap in tge wheel you like
I installed a Moto-lita to my '70 but it is still difficult to enter and exit. As I don't have a tilt or telescope the wheel is just to close to me and the seat front. Some day I need to do something about it, maybe a retrofit tilt/tele column?
I don't have tilt or telescopic steering wheel, nor do I have power steering. My wheel is big by modern standards, but necessary without PS. The good thing, it makes me keep my weight down so I can get my legs in under the wheel.
The factory 1977 tilt wheel was smaller in diameter, and thicker than the 69-76 wheel. It will fit your car.
I agree those early wheels are not sporty enough....for me. They were the wheels of that era, but go back to style of older cars and Cadillacs!. Its one of the many things I don't like about early C3 Corvettes.
It could be worse, you could have those ridiculously large steering wheels installed on C1 and C2 Vettes that looked like something off a cruise ship!
Last edited by Torqued Off; 07-08-2017 at 08:31 AM.
I had a local shop do a 78-82 wheel in leather matching my '71 dark saddle interior. Looks and works great. I agree the stock early steering wheels are too large. Felt like driving a bus.
07-07-2017, 01:20 PM
I just can’t get used to the Steering Wheel
