I found a 57 tbird steering wheel that's been restored and painted real nice. my question is ,will it fit my 56 ford customline? it looks identical to mine except it is a little fancier.the shaft hole looks the same and the slots for the horn ring looks like mine.the reason I ask is that my wheel needs some work and needs painting. any help would be appreciated.

John is correct. It will fit.



The other difference other than size is it will be 1/8 inch shallower in the dish due to the diameter being 1/2 inch smaller this reduces the length of the spokes. The other thing in the underside of a bird steering wheel is deeper than a car wheel so you will have to adjust your steering column downwards to allow for clearance so it doesn't rub. You may also have to file the underside of the wheel and the top pot metal piece of the column if you cannot get enough adjustment for clearance

marv