Tuff steering wheel • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **christer** » 10 Jan 2007 21:45

A book of mine says that the Tuff steering wheel wasn´t an option on Challengers. Is this correct? If you want to add a Tuff steering wheel to your Challenger, does the standard hub and the Tuff steering wheel fit together (or do you need to buy another hub)? Thanks!

by **dave-r** » 11 Jan 2007 8:58

Depends what you mean by "Tuff". Some people confused the Tuff with the "Rim Blow".

The Rim Blow was an option on the Challenger and of course from 72-74 you got a two spoke steering wheel.

I would guess the tuff wheel would bolt right on or at least be easy to modify to fit.

by **JackT** » 15 Jan 2007 1:56

Once again, a distant memory of a car conversation..... the Tuff wheel was a B-Body option and never was offered on the E-body cars. However, I did put a reproduction Tuff wheel in my Challenger and it did bolt right in.

by **Eddie** » 15 Jan 2007 3:15

The"tuff" wasnt offered in Cudas? Or was it just the 'rimblow" I am thinking of?

by **dave-r** » 15 Jan 2007 10:14

Like Jack said. It was not an option on E-Bodies. It must be the rim-blow (steady Eddie) you were thinking of.
But you are not alone in getting confused between them as I said earlier.

by **christer** » 15 Jan 2007 11:23

dave-r wrote:Depends what you mean by "Tuff". Some people confused the Tuff with the "Rim Blow".

I mean the Tuff wheel... :lol:

More seriously I am thinking of the wheel with a padded, leather-like (true leather?), black ring.

JackT wrote:Once again, a distant memory of a car conversation..... the Tuff wheel was a B-Body option and never was offered on the E-body cars.

According to Mr Herd, it also was used on A-bodies. I don´t know if that is true or not.

Isn´t it stange that you couldn´t get this good-looking wheel in a E-body. I wonder what the reason was?

JackT wrote:However, I did put a reproduction Tuff wheel in my Challenger and it did bolt right in.

Thanks! That was about what I had suspected. I feels good to hear that from someone else though.

Sorry for the late reply. //Chris

by **Eddie** » 15 Jan 2007 16:48

Paul Herd? I thought that guy was a fraud!

by **dave-r** » 15 Jan 2007 18:23

christer wrote:
dave-r wrote:Depends what you mean by "Tuff". Some people confused the Tuff with the "Rim Blow".

I mean the Tuff wheel... More seriously I am thinking of the wheel with a padded, leather-like (true leather?), black ring.

True leather on a mopar steering wheel? I would seriously doubt that. :lol:

Isn´t it stange that you couldn´t get this good-looking wheel in a E-body. I wonder what the reason was?

Because they had the similar looking rim blow for the E-bodies I guess?