standard steering wheel or Tough wheel

[jprather]

I have the standard steering wheel, its in good shape, my buddy gave me a tough steering wheel, it needs to be re-wrapped. but it is not to bad to use as is..

opinions ??should i put it on or keep the original ?

i would have to buy the adapter and horn button and horn button assembly for the tough wheel

 

[91r/t]

Do you have power steering? Little harder to steer with manual steering and the smaller wheel on a B body.

 

[jprather]

yes i have power steering

 

[91r/t]

Then personal preference. You have a pic of the original style wheel? The only thing I can comment on is when I did my 68 Charger. I see everyone has the woodgrain wheels so I opted to keep the really nice original black wheel with the chrome horn ring. I have a woodgrain wheel on my Runner and just wanted something different than what I always see on others cars. Not sure how crazy the tuff wheel fad is yet, but I sure do see alot of them on the A bodies and after awhile its nice to see something different. Just some food for thought and something to consider.

 

[jprather]

 

[493 Mike]

Spend your money on upholstery first!
Mike

 

[jprather]

old pic, sorry, seats have been redone ! only pic i could find with steering wheel in it

 

[91r/t]

I almost like the original wheel with the same color as the interior rather than the black tuff wheel. On black interior cars it looks cool, but I think it might take away from the interior with the black wheel and adapter being there. Just my opinion.I guess if I did it I would paint the adapter "can" piece the color of interior and then use the black wheel, but I am kinda diggin the original wheel.

 

[70chall440]

There are 3 things that scream "MOPAR" to me; pistol grip shifter, air grabber and tuff wheel.. I have a tuff wheel in pretty much every one of my cars although the one in my Cuda is tuff wheel "like". I just bought a 71 Charger and it has 2 pretty nice 3 spoke blue steering wheels but I will not be using either, will definitely be a tuff wheel.

 

[jprather]

I wonder how it would look if i had the tuff wheel rewrapped in a tan-ish leather , maybe a shade darker that the interior, i do like the original wheel, just trying to get some opinions

 

[YY1]

It's hard to beat a Tuff Wheel for comfort and looks.

Very similar to modern sport wheels.

What took them so long?

...and a tan tuff wheel is the holy grail of tuff wheels.

IIRC only available on Mirada/Cordoba.

I had one for a while but sold it cheap because the color was coming off.

Saw it later for $400

 

[YY1]

There is a guy that professionally re-wraps tuff wheels.

I believe he offers the service through his Little Red Express resto site.

 

[jprather]

maybe like this ??

 

[70chall440]

The tan ones in a tan/brown interior look really good. I saw a red one in a Cuda that had a red interior and it looked awesome.

 

[493 Mike]

I wonder how it would look if i had the tuff wheel rewrapped in a tan-ish leather , maybe a shade darker that the interior, i do like the original wheel, just trying to get some opinions

You can buy custom wraps for almost any steering wheel. I like mine!
Mike

 

[sabre67]

I personally like the feel of the factory thinner steering wheels, but thats just me. The tuff wheels are much larger and remind me of driving a new Toyota, just my 2 cents

 

[sabre67]

Here's mine

 

[Ron H]

Here's mine

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I agree with the stock wheel; it's a stark change from my daily driver's with the larger diameter rim when I take my car for a ride. Though I don't drive my old Plymouth as often as I'd like to, the grip of the thinner wheel is kind a refreshing change. Maybe if I drove it everyday I'd prefer the upgrade wheel.

 

[turbine68rt]

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That interior shot really brings back some memories. First car '85-'88, 72 SSP, 318 column auto, same color combo. Bought it for $400 sold it for $400.

 

[YY1]

The first 73/74 Satellite I ever saw (when I was about 5) was JY3 with a tan slap stick interior.

I loved looking through the windows and imagining driving it.