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Smaller Steering Wheel Hi: My dad and I bought a 55 in 72 with 30Kmiles on it. It was stored until recently I started restoring it. Disk brakes all around, etc. Getting in and out was torture. I found a smaller one but not flat like 55 but deep like 56-7. Amos Minter in Texas. No web, no...

Check Thunderbird Head Quarters and Hills and Rock Auto for front end parts. Also, use silver or black Chassis Saver (magnetic paint) on the calipers and master. The trend is not to keep them totally original, it is to bring them up to the safest technology available to keep the shiny side up.

Rims & Tires I also got rims and tires, mounted, balanced, with lug nuts, landed in for $1100 from Wheels for Less they are American Racing Torqer II 286 VN5155665 15" x 6"/5Bolt x 4½/ 3¼" Rear Space; Tires are Cooper Cobra, 205/75/R15. They just kiss the rear fender a bit when stroked all the...

Disk Brakes I did all four, don't bother with just the front, do them all. You can keep the battery where it is. Do not get the booster that comes with it. You will also need a proportioning valve. It is a small hydraulic valve with a manually adjustable knob that will need to be set by...

smaller steering wheel I didn't see the pic. I have a 55 and want a smaller steering wheel. Where did you get yours?

Yes, I put them on my 55 but left the booster off due to size and they work perfectly. You need to have a proportioning valve to get them set just right tho. I had to remove the rear axle and turn the hub down some and install new studs.

Does anyone have any experience or suggestions on retrofitting some stability control and where to buy? I have 1955.

Kits I am getting the complete 4 wheel kit from auto city classic. Everything but the lines are included, even the flex lines. www.autocityclasic.com Got a set of Torq wheels with cooper RWL for 1100 all included too.

Have a stock 55. What is the widest tire that may be used with a backset of 3¼" on the rim?

I have a stock '55 and want to know what the largest tire that will fit. Does anyone know the maximum tire size that will fit?