DJM/78 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I found this at the parts store during the weekend , slapped it in there and took some pics . Wanted to stay O.G. on the jeep thing . :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Lookin good! That's the Grant with the jeep button thats available, right? If so, is it the 3 1/2 dish, and did it move the steering wheel closer to you that stock to where it is less comfortable? I have considered doing the same, but was afraid of where it would place it. Since my manche has no power steering, I have to go with the 14 3/4 wheel that looks a lot like the later mj/xj wheel. My stock one is the big, fat center and is 15" diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Yeah its the GT Grant , the positioning is actually great even for monkey armed people like me . :banana: IMHO , the wheel being smaller helps turn the wheel almost a quarter turn faster , might not help you with no power steering . I did get a nice reactive steering response though . Its not the smallest Grant they sell I think it was the medium size whatever that was . I don't like those small ones ... :ack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-600JeepMJ Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 :cheers: cool I am not the only one with an 8 ball shifter nob. :idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 :cheers: cool I am not the only one with an 8 ball shifter nob. :idea: Thats actually a real ball I scored from a billiard shop . They even have the NFL , NHL series balls so I can swap them out during Football and Hockey season .... :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puritan21 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Nice...what parts store carries these?? Talking about the steering wheel...not the ball swapping :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazjeeper Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 as for the wheel you can also git one at a j/y out of a J10 sport.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kro10000 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 O'Reillys sells em :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 O'Reillys sells em :thumbsup: Yeah thats where I got it , Advanced Auto or O'Riley same thing out here . You may not like the price though about 48 bucks not including the wheel . Worth it though , because the center cap actually bolts on real nice instead of using that stupid metal clip that ends up rattling around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetjeep2.5 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 That looks like the Classic, not the GT. According to the JEGS website the Classic has three holes on each spoke, and that's what I remember in seeing them for years and years, and the GT two holes. They have steering wheels and buttons. http://www.jegs.com/v/Grant/470 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 :ack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 :ack: :yes: That looks like the Classic, not the GT. According to the JEGS website the Classic has three holes on each spoke, and that's what I remember in seeing them for years and years, and the GT two holes. They have steering wheels and buttons.http://www.jegs.com/v/Grant/470 Yeah it is the classic series , for some weird reason I was thinking their name was GT Grant , not the Grant GT series . :nuts: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I guess it will do until you can find a stock wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I had the same wheel but in black in a wheeling Jeep. I pretty much hated it... the small size was frustrating and those steel spokes hurt like hell when your hand slips and they smack you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Sorry guys , I can't sympathize with you , in 15 years of SCCA racing I've never had a problem with any of Grants wheels . If anyone wants the stocker wheel they can have it , just a POS collecting dust now . I did catch my hand in a spoke back when I was like 17 or something , never did it again . My truck is a manual so one hand is always on the gears , the quicker turning radius helped me drive the way I want too . But I'm an old muscle car / hot rod fan , so it fits me perfectly . :chillin: The pics might fool you but its not the small Grant wheel its the larger one , I don't like the smaller ones , I'm not driving a lowrider . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmJay Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I went with the same Wheel for my CJ7 except in black. The Chrome horn button is different too. Here it is before I installed it in the CJ. I can't remember if I bought it online from Quadratec or Morris 4x4. It was fairly cheap (price) but good quality. I had to buy the horn kit separately. Mac... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM/78 Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yeah , the horn kit is more than the wheel . For those guys who don't like the wheel , the center cap will work on any wheel that has a flat face like the classic . I believe they work on allot of other Grant wheels as well , like the signature series wheels , I'd bet it would fit some of the others as well . the bolt pattern fits and it sits flush on the back , so it might fit some other brand wheels as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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