Steering wheel

[Kahuna]

I have a 56 Ford Victoria.
The steering wheel is HUGE. The car doesn't have power steering, but I'm adding it.
Was a smaller wheel used on cars with Power Steering?
Any one know?
Thanks
Jim

 

[Dobie Gillis]

The wheels were all the same size, power steering or not. It's one reason why early power steering felt overboosted. Most of the early systems were manual steering with a hydraulic ram assist added on.

 

[Grumpy Rick]

I have seen ads for a company that makes a 14"(?) replacement complete with horn ring for about $300.

 

[bjmayberry2]

I have seen ads for a company that makes a 14"(?) replacement complete with horn ring for about $300.

Any idea who the company is? I have a 64 Mercury Montclair column in my 56 F100 and it's steering wheel is toast.

 

[miker98038]

The thunderbird places have 15" replica of the 56-57 wheel. I'm told they will fit the car column, but don't know first hand. No idea for a later model column. $350.


http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S4O00SS7I173239123650C~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000219a

 

[Ole Don]

One of the cool things about these cars is the big wheel. If yours is cracked, they are not hard to repair.

 

[5851a]

Mayberry, the 64 Mercury wheel with P/S is one inch smaller than the non P/S version. Bigger wheels didn't used to bother me but maybe like humans their diameter gets larger with age.

 

[Daves55Sedan]

I can remember when I was a kid and sometimes I would see an elderly man or lady with a shrunken bone structure, driving down the road in a 1950's car and I would laugh because the top of the steering wheel was over their heads.
Now, I AM, that elderly shrinking man, and I was never big to begin with. I've been getting funny looks driving this car all my life.

 

[Dobie Gillis]

When I was a kid it seemed like at the front of every long, slow line of cars was a little old lady in a '54 Chrysler. She had on her Sunday best including white gloves and she was headed to town at the blistering speed of 25 mph. Most highways were 2 lane then, and it was nearly impossible to pass her. My ol' man would get so frustrated he was chewing nails.

 

[Grumpy Rick]

I can't remember the name, but the ad was in the free magazine....Drive.

 

[56FRLNE]

I'm in the process of converting to power steering, I bought one of these wheels off ebay...it needs minor modification to fit my column...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1956-19...m210e637119:m:m6EvjQG-TGxBL89m9DBglxQ&vxp=mtr

 

[bobss396]

I'm in the process of converting to power steering, I bought one of these wheels off ebay...it needs minor modification to fit my column...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1956-19...m210e637119:m:m6EvjQG-TGxBL89m9DBglxQ&vxp=mtr

Wow, looks nice and its 1" shallower than stock. I have the seat all the way back in my '59 and I'm a bit cramped behind the wheel (have long arms).

I fixed my OG steering wheel with PC7 epoxy and it looks great. I'll have to see how it drives before doing anything.