97+ Aftermarket Steering wheel
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97+ Aftermarket Steering wheel
I have a 98 XJ with no cruise control and its a wheeling rig so i dont want the airbag. What are my options for installing a Grant or similiar steering wheel.
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Theres kits on Jegs, Summit and others.
My buddy had an adapter machined out of aluminum. Cost him like 150$ for the adapter but hes a ricer at heart so that ridiculous amount made sense to him. lol
My buddy had an adapter machined out of aluminum. Cost him like 150$ for the adapter but hes a ricer at heart so that ridiculous amount made sense to him. lol
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What about swapping in an older column with a 3 spoke wheel? Probably get one at a JY or pull a part a lot cheaper than you can get a kit and new wheel.
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I put a grant wheel on my 98 useing the universal install kit from autozone. At first the back ring rubbed on the column making turning rather difficult. I ignored it and it eventually wore a grove in the column and no longer rubs. If you do go this route a couple of washers should fix the clearance issue. And your airbag light will be on but if its a trail rig that shouldn't matter to much.
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I put a grant wheel on my 98 useing the universal install kit from autozone. At first the back ring rubbed on the column making turning rather difficult. I ignored it and it eventually wore a grove in the column and no longer rubs. If you do go this route a couple of washers should fix the clearance issue. And your airbag light will be on but if its a trail rig that shouldn't matter to much.
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Just lookin thru some post and came across this one... I just put a grant wheel in my 96 xj. Grant part number# 3162 fits the splines perfectly and the kit comes with a role pin to put in the back of the adapter to cancel the signals when you turn. Its a chevy part but it works w/o rubbing anything.
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Sorry to thread-jack, but can one of the old style 3 spoke XJ steering wheels install to a 96 with the airbag steering wheel without excessive modification? The airbag worries me every time I hit a tree off road and I hate how the airbag wheel looks.
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They changed the shaft somewhere between 94-96 but I don't wanna say for sure because I'm not completely for sure. But I do know the ones with airbags are bigger to handle the airbag detonation. That adapter I mentioned earlier fits the early air bag models. What I did to figure out if it worked was.
I used a puller to get the wheel off and took off the slip ring (bye bye cruise control- horn). And I know someone will frown at this but I pushed the wheel back on just to where it stopped so I didn't need a puller to take it off again. And replaced the locknut, making sure not to press the wheel back on.
Then I drove to oriellys and the guys let me try an adapter and it fit.
I'll try postin a pic. This oughta be good lol
I used a puller to get the wheel off and took off the slip ring (bye bye cruise control- horn). And I know someone will frown at this but I pushed the wheel back on just to where it stopped so I didn't need a puller to take it off again. And replaced the locknut, making sure not to press the wheel back on.
Then I drove to oriellys and the guys let me try an adapter and it fit.
I'll try postin a pic. This oughta be good lol
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They changed the shaft somewhere between 94-96 but I don't wanna say for sure because I'm not completely for sure. But I do know the ones with airbags are bigger to handle the airbag detonation. That adapter I mentioned earlier fits the early air bag models. What I did to figure out if it worked was.
I used a puller to get the wheel off and took off the slip ring (bye bye cruise control- horn). And I know someone will frown at this but I pushed the wheel back on just to where it stopped so I didn't need a puller to take it off again. And replaced the locknut, making sure not to press the wheel back on.
Then I drove to oriellys and the guys let me try an adapter and it fit.
I'll try postin a pic. This oughta be good lol
I used a puller to get the wheel off and took off the slip ring (bye bye cruise control- horn). And I know someone will frown at this but I pushed the wheel back on just to where it stopped so I didn't need a puller to take it off again. And replaced the locknut, making sure not to press the wheel back on.
Then I drove to oriellys and the guys let me try an adapter and it fit.
I'll try postin a pic. This oughta be good lol
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Wow that is a tiny steering wheel. I just bought a kit off of summit for my 95. Idk for 100% but if its the same spline on the 95 to 98, but if there are...
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