What's the correct steering wheel for a 71 R/T Challenger?

[KillerBee]

I'm trying to figure out what's the correct steering wheel for a 1971 R/T Challenger.
The wife's R/T Challenger has the wheel with 2 aluminum spokes with holes drilled in them that's found on the 72-74 E-bodies.
My 71 R/T has the plastic covered three spoke wheel with the woodgrain on the rim that I see on most of the 70 E-bodies.
Which one is correct or could they both be found on the 71 Challengers?
Could the 71 Challengers have come originally with the Tuff Wheel?

Thanks.

[Stacked440]

I have this same question, and also the same steering wheel currently as you

[KillerBee]

I'm kinda scratching my head,
The 2 spoke wheel in the wife's R/T Challenger looks to be the original and I've seen the same wheel in some so called original 71 E-bodies...but the 3 spoke woodgrain in my R/T also looks to be the original one and I've seen these also in 71 E-bodies.
If different steering wheels were offered would it be on the build sheet??

I'm partial to the tuff Wheel myself.

[FY1 RT SE]

Tuff wheels were not available on the E body.  Standard wheel would have been the 3 spoke woodgrain.  Coupe had the 3 spoke black textured wheel standard.

[mopar-or-no-car]

Tuff wheels were not available on the E body.  Standard wheel would have been the 3 spoke woodgrain.  Coupe had the 3 spoke black textured wheel standard.

weren't Tuff wheels available on the RT/SE models of the e-body? 

[Chryco Psycho]

the parts book seems to list the Tuff as optional

[ROMI]

71 Challenger Coupes came standard with a black polypropylene coachman grain three spoke wheel with a padded horn button.  Standard on all others was a woodgrained 3 spoke wheel with padded horn button. The ONLY option was on the R/T you could get a Tuff Wheel (code S84) which is also a 3 spoke. Not sure what the 2 spoke wheel is.

[KillerBee]

Here's a 2 spoke school bus wheel on a supposedly original 71 R/T Challenger currently on E-bay.

[Carlwalski]

I thought the 2-spoke was introduced in 1972-73?
Padded 3-spoke was base, then the rimblow and a MoPar parts store could hook you up with a Tuff wheel.

That's what I've seen/been told. 

[KillerBee]

Well I just checked the build sheet on my R/T and it's coded S81 which is correct for the 3 spoke woodgrain wheel that's currently in the car, the wife's R/T's buildsheet is MIA which is too bad as I would love to see what wheel it's coded for. I know the 2 spoke wheel in it has been there for a LONG time

[FY1 RT SE]

the parts book seems to list the Tuff as optional

Do you have a different part book?

[dsburch]

My a 71 RT (which I bought back in 1976) had the three-spoke wheel, covered spokes, woodgrain.   

[KillerBee]

I was going by the S codes at the bottom of this list.
My build sheet has 81 in the S row.

http://www.mymopar.com/6971opcodes.htm

[Chryco Psycho]

I have the same parts boook justr been a while since I looked at it , I may be wrong but I thought I had also heard that the Tuff was an option possibly it was on a broadcast sheet ?

[camjam]

According to the 1971 Challenger illustrated facts and features manual there were two steering wheels available.
The Black poly-propylene in textured coachman grain, three spokes with padded horn button was standard on the Challenger Coupe.
The 3 spoke, simulated wood grain, with padded horn button was standrad on the Challenger and Challenger R/T.
One interesting thing that I have noticed in the Challenger sales brochure is a picture of the steering wheel with a rallye dash that is definitley from a Cuda as the horn button has a fish on it. Oops do you think a little mix up in the advertising department.