Posted By: bigblock340power
You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/26/13 09:30 PM
All LRE trucks are column shift (correct?). What do they do to get the (Factory) adapter to work? Or do the LRE's have a special set up to make them work (or no adapters at all?). I'd like to put a Tuff wheel on my '76 Dodge P/U. But I just want this answered before I get into it and start looking.
Some pics would be nice too
Posted By: redraptor
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/26/13 11:35 PM
You confuse me unless there's a tilt column in your truck.
Posted By: Danny
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/26/13 11:53 PM
Is your 76 truck a 4x4 or 2wd? The 4x4 has a different adapter because the steering shaft is a diffent size and also no master spline, they are not as easy to find. If it is 2wd I believe the adapters are the same as the cars.
Posted By: BulletBob
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 06:46 AM
The FPB & FSM indicate that 4X4 & 2WD use the same steering wheel with the splines different between tilt & non tilt
Posted By: 4dr4x4
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 08:39 AM
Check to see if your adapter and column have an index key, if one of them does not it's off a 4x4. Don't know much if anything about the 70's tilt columns, don't see them very often.
Posted By: Kern Dog
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 09:40 AM
Mike,
Another option is to use a repro wheel from Grant. They used to offer one that looked similar to the TUFF wheel but had slight differences. I'm sure it would be much cheaper than a NOS or even a decent used original Tuff.
The Mopar Action Bold Beeper has one of the Grant wheels. They did an article on the install a few years back.
Posted By: Danny
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 11:33 AM
Bulletbob you are right that the tilt does have a different spline, however the 4wd and 2wd spline is also different even if both are non tilt. I know a guy that grinded a few splines off a 4wd steering shaft to get the car tuff adapter to go on, still would not work. They are diffent.
Posted By: serano
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 04:31 PM
Yep-sometimes books can be deceiving.I have 2 wd tuff wheel adapters,tilt columns and a red tuff wheel-factory.But my adapters wont work on tilt or 4x4 columns
Posted By: 4dr4x4
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 03/27/13 05:27 PM
I have this wheel that came off a 79 LRE that I parted out a few years back, also think I still have the column here as well. And you don't need the adapter.
Posted By: jstollfu
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 04/01/13 02:14 PM
I used the repor Grant "Tuff" wheel and adapator in my 76 Dodge 2wd short box. I had no problems with the kit. It looks close enough to an original set up for me. Josh-
Posted By: 340SHORTY
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 04/01/13 06:32 PM
This is what the adapter or can looks like.
Posted By: 4dr4x4
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 04/01/13 09:09 PM
I've always thought about putting a stock E-body wheel in a truck, it looks good. I think I still have one kicking around here somewhere.
Posted By: 340SHORTY
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 04/02/13 12:20 AM
Thats an "E" body wheel mounted on an "A" body can. I had tried using a Grant GT wheel but it obscured my vision of the insturment cluster.
Posted By: 340SHORTY
Re: You Warlock/LRE oweners, Tuff wheel "?" - 04/02/13 04:23 AM
Nope, my fat azz squished it..
