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SJW,
Great looking wheel and the Grant makes a lot more sense, cost-wise, than an original teak wheel.
Two questions:
Is the Grant wheel shallower than the original wheel or similar in depth?
Do you find the smaller diameter blocks or interferes at all with the view any of your gauges?
Thanks, Greg
SJW,
Great looking wheel and the Grant makes a lot more sense, cost-wise, than an original teak wheel.
Two questions:
Is the Grant wheel shallower than the original wheel or similar in depth?
Do you find the smaller diameter blocks or interferes at all with the view any of your gauges?
Thanks, Greg
To tell you the truth I’ve driven the car with this wheel twice and I didn’t notice any difference in the depth or size of wheel blocking view of anything so I would have to respond no
i just went on their site and it comes with me spacer needed to put onto my 67 so I think I’m going to call them tomorrow and pull the trigger cause the wheel looks great at a third or less of the price of a repro teak wheel
pat
" ... Can anybody tell me what this wheel is? It’s to nice to be the simulated wood plastic stock wheel and doesn’t look anything like a teak wheel ..."
Grant 930, walnut finish. Below is my Grant 929, mahogany finish, on '66 model year. I'm not sure they are made or readily available anymore. 14-3/8" OD; dish is ~3-1/4"; angle of spokes is near exact match with turn signal stalk. Most will dress the rather sharp edges of the spokes, as the stamping die used leaves un-trimmed edges. Attachment is '63-66 'flat' bottom variety - that is, no breakaway spoke like '67.
Interesting. My Grant 930 came with countersunk holes from the factory.
As has already been pointed out by others above, the dish is about an inch less, which places the wheel closer to the turn signal lever. Until I got accustomed to this, I found that I would occasionally catch the lever with a finger when spinning the wheel.
Depending on how high you sit in the saddle, the reduced diameter of the wheel might somewhat eclipse your view of the instrument panel. It does for me, but it's not a major obstruction, and it doesn't bother me to tilt my head down slightly when necessary.
Also correctly pointed out by others is that this wheel has a flat-bottom hub, which will bolt directly onto '63 - '66 cars.
And I'll also confirm that the factory did nothing to break the very sharp edges that are created by the stamping process during manufacturing. I spent several hours with files and sandpaper easing those edges. It was a tedious chore, but sharp edges on a man-machine interface bother the hell out of me, and I'm glad I spent the time.
I've recently heard that the 930 has been hard to find (out of stock at most vendors). This might or might not be the case today, but don't be surprised if you have trouble sourcing one.
Had this Corso Feroce three years, very pleased with it.
The aluminum edges are not sharp, and the grip appears to be smaller than a Grant, looks pretty stock at first glance. It is a 15" wheel stock depth. It was less than $300 in 2019.
here's my collection of steering wheels
Left top Grant 930 14-1/2 diameter, 3-1/4 " deep
Left Lower Stock 63 Tan 15-1/2 diameter, 4-5/16" deep
Right Top 77 year model - 14-1/4 diameter 2-13/16" deep
Right Lower - AutoPro 5112 - picked up on eBay (also found as ST3027S)
Center - Not sure make - 14-1/4 diameter very shallow (2" Dish) , collides with 63 turn signal lever.
Last edited by Michael H; Aug 31, 2022 at 11:55 PM.
Michael, thanks for posting the measurement picture. I just checked my stock wheel, as it happens to be out of the car right now, and it looks like there is almost exactly an inch difference.
Thanks to all for the information pictures and dimensions on the wheels I'm going to check into it for my 67 I really like the look and feel of the wheel and I looked on the grant site and the wheel comes with the spacer needed to be installed on a 67
Pat
