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What stearing wheel fits?

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cwgphoto   +1y
so could i just go buy any new steering wheel and mount it in my 89 mazda b2200?

Would this steering wheel fit? it says universal...

THANKS, Chase

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cwgphoto   +1y
Steering**** btw
mazdaman82   +1y
you will need the 5bolt instill kit for your truck..autozone can get them
cwgphoto   +1y
is there any nice steering wheels that i won't need a kit for?
tuna   +1y


Not that i know of. If you are getting an aftermarket steering wheel, (like the one you posted a picture of) you will need to buy the hub adapter. It should look something like this:
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Whatever steering wheel you end up using, the manufacturer should also sell a hub adapter. Keep in mind that not all companies make hub adapters for our trucks. If you do end up getting a billet steering wheel (like the one i posted a picture of) you will need to have the hub milled on a lathe.

Here are a few websites that sell billet steering wheels.
billetspecialties.com
coloradocustom.com
naiser-racing.com/billet.htm

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This is what you need to do if you have a billet steering wheel that doesn't fit. Take your stock steering wheel off.
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On the back of your stock steering wheel remove all the rubber from the center.
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Flip the steering wheel back over (you should be looking at the front). Now that you have the metal exposed, measure 1 1/2 inch from the center on each side and mark it. This is where you will make your two cuts.
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The way i cut mine it still didn't fit inside the hub adapter, so i had to make to additional cuts. After cutting off the points it fit inside the hub.
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Then i took a round file to the weld around the base of the cylinder (refer to picture 6 & 7). The two smaller holes on the outside will need to be drilled out to fit the bolt through. I used a 25/64 drill bit.
Now you can have a machine shop mill the center of the billet hub, so the smaller piece will fit all the way down inside the billet hub.

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Watch the video of the hub being milled on the lathe.
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Now you can put two 9/16 bolts in the center to hold your hub together.
If you end up hooking up the horn, you will need to drill a small hole to put the tab through. I put a small piece of plastic around the connection. Other wise your horn will always go off.


Here is a picture of the first one i did.
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cwgphoto   +1y
Thanks man!
tuna   +1y
Your welcome.
Cusser   +1y
Here's the original steering wheel in my 1988 Cab Plus SE, still on my truck:


Here's two three-spoke steering wheels I picked up at the parts yard Saturday. Note that the one on the left is missing the Mazda logo, otherwise fine.


By the way, I did make a logo yesterday at lunch. I got an old Mazda logo off the Internet (blue on white), pasted it into Paint, inverted the colors to get orange letters on black, pasted that into Word, got the size right, then pasted that into a Word page set up for Avery adhesive labels, then printed it. I cut that out pasted it into the slot, then covered that with clear 2 inch tape, and then used my knife to trim that, see photo below.
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I'll have two of these steering wheels for sale, all in nice condition, after I decide which one to keep for myself. I'm leaning towards the 3-spoke for which I made the logo, above, like the nice round horn button !!!
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