Grant Steering Wheel
	Category:	Steering
	Author:	Onkover
	Date:	July 23rd, 2005

Grant Racing has become a standard in steering wheels and it shows. A Grant wheel of your tastes can be found for almost any rig. They range from basic, contempary, luxury and sporty. For those of you air bags refer to the Grant Custom Styling Rings.

Depending on your ride and your needs Grant has a wheel for you. Mine is one in the signature series that has had my eye for a long time. I was unhappy with the factory leather wrapped wheel. For me it was just too big and was even bent. Sure dropping to a smaller wheel was going to make me steer more but it wasn’t going to make a huge difference. The stock Wheel on my 1992 Cherokee was 15 inches. This unit comes in at 13.5 inches and has the feel of a top notch wheel. Being that I was not installing my horn it even made the install easier… your install may be different.

Changing a steering wheel is a simple job with the right tools and few tools are needed. They include a basic ratchet set, torque wrench along with a steering wheel puller. An additional part that you will need is an install kit. I upgraded to the Billet!

The first thing you need to do is to remove the cap on the factory steering wheel. This cap is just pulled off at the edges.

You now have access to the horn assembly. Using a Phillips head screw driver remove these three screws. If you're keeping the horn, retain the parts and remember how they go together.

Remove the center nut. You're now ready to pull the wheel.

Using a wheel or harmonic balancer puller, thread in atleast 2 bolts and tighten down the puller. Mine came off easy but you may have to tap in the puller a tad to get it to loosen up.

At this point, attach the adaptor. This is a simple process that just required mounting the adaptor facing the 12:00 position. An arrow was marked on my adaptor. Tap in the adaptor with a rubber mallet. Then reattach the center retaining nut. The center nut should be torque down to at least 65 psi. If you’re using a horn then reattach the factory assembly as you removed it. A ground wire may be needed in some cases for this application. The next step uses the three provided bolts to attach the assembly to the adaptor. Using lock-tite on these bolts is smart.

The last step is the best part of the install.

Using an allen wrench, center the Grant Steering wheel and the center cap onto the adaptor. Take care to thread in the screws one at a time by hand so that all screws line up properly. Using Lock-tite on these screws is also recommended. Tighten all screws down with an Allen wrench. If need be, adjust your Drag Link to center your new Grant Steering Wheel.

This is the final installed product. The install went very easy which is not common on “The Problem Child”. If anyone that has the urge to swap a steering wheel that has never done one before, don’t be afraid when using Grant Racing wheels.

As for my review of this wheel I have a few things to say. The wheel has a great look and feels great. IT adds a slightly firmer feel to the steering in general. Being that I went with a smaller wheel more turning was accepted. This was not really the case. Before and after is only ¼ turn difference. The smaller design and styling of this model is reminicent of a video game wheel. My hands form nicely around the sides and is vary comfortable. It has even given me more room under the wheel enabling me to lower the steering column all the way.

Yet after all that, I do have something bad to say. IT gets hot, really hot! The factory wheel had its own issues with heat but this one really takes the cake. The plastic face plate does a better job of dissipating the heat then the leather. A sun visor in the windshield will have to be the next mod!

Would I recommend this product?
Over all I have run a few different steering wheels from a few different companies. Grant racing is one of the best on the market and I would recommend this wheel highly.