Quick Release Steering Wheel Kits

A quick release lets the steering wheel come off in seconds - which is how drivers get in and out of a caged car, and how a wheel gets stored instead of baked in a parked race car. This page pulls together the quick release hubs, disconnects and couplers we currently have in stock: 24 products from Allstar Performance, Quickcar, Longacre, Strange Engineering, Sweet Manufacturing, NRG Innovations, Grant, MPI, Mark Williams, Woodward Machine and OMP, from $9.99 to $449.00 - complete disconnects, SFI 42.1-rated hubs, bolt-on kits and the weld-on couplers they mount to. Every product listed is in stock and ready to ship, and every order over $200 ships free.

OUR QUICK RELEASE PICKS

Hub / disconnect	Style	Key spec (from the product listing)	Price	Why it is here
Steering Disconnect Hex Style	Hex, push-button release	3/4 in shaft, aluminum, black anodized	$38.99	The value hero and our deepest-stocked disconnect: Allstar’s hex-style push-button release for a 3/4 in shaft.
Steering Disconnect SFI Spline Style	Spline, 360° release, SFI 42.1	3/4 in shaft, aluminum, black anodized	$114.99	The SFI-rated spline pick: Allstar’s 360-degree spline disconnect, listed to SFI 42.1 for a 3/4 in shaft.
Steering Quick Release 2.0 Black 2.5in	Bolt-on, Gen 2.0	6-bolt wheel, horn wiring included, aluminum, black	$123.20	The bolt-on pick: NRG’s Gen 2.0 release for 6-bolt wheels, with horn wiring included in the listing.
6 Bolt Quick Disconnect	Weld-on, SFI 42.1	6-bolt Momo / Sparco wheels, aluminum, red anodized	$150.99	For 6-bolt Momo/Sparco wheels on a race shaft: Sweet’s weld-on disconnect, listed to SFI 42.1.
Quick Release Bolt-On Red	Bolt-on, SFI 42.1	3/4 in shaft, 6-bolt columns, aluminum, gold/red anodized	$256.99	The premium bolt-on: Woodward’s SFI 42.1 release for 6-bolt steering columns, no welding at the hub.

TWO HALVES TO MATCH: THE SHAFT SIDE AND THE WHEEL SIDE

A quick release only works when both ends match your car. On the shaft side, most race disconnects on this page fit a 5/8 in or 3/4 in steering shaft - weld-on styles need their matching coupler welded to the shaft first (the Woodward weld-in stubs and the Allstar hex and spline couplers on this page are those couplers, sold separately), while bolt-on styles clamp or bolt to a column: NRG's releases are listed as bolt-on, and Grant lists application-specific hubs, including a GM 36-spline version and a weld-to-3/4-in-shaft version. Sweet Manufacturing also lists releases made specifically for Sweet adjustable steering columns - those are column-specific, not universal. On the wheel side, match the bolt pattern: 3-bolt (Sweet, Woodward, Grant 3003-series), 5-bolt (Grant), or 6-bolt (NRG, MPI, Mark Williams - listed for Sparco/Momo wheels - Sweet and OMP). A 6-bolt wheel does not bolt to a 3-bolt hub, so count your wheel's bolts before you order anything.

HEX, SPLINE, OR PINLESS?

The listings on this page use three engagement styles. Hex disconnects (Allstar ALL52302, Quickcar 68-012, Longacre 52-56600) slide over a hex coupler - simple, proven, and the cheapest way in. Spline disconnects (Allstar's economy and SFI styles, Quickcar's fine-spline 68-015) engage on splines, which is how the wheel goes back on in the same position every time when the splines are indexed. Pinless / 360-degree releases (Grant's hubs, Sweet's pinless steel release) use a pull or push mechanism instead of a loose pin to keep track of. Release action varies the same way - push-button on the Allstar and Longacre hex hubs, 360-degree release on the Quickcar, Allstar spline and MPI hubs - so check the style line on the product you are looking at.

WHAT SFI 42.1 MEANS ON THESE LISTINGS

Several hubs on this page - the Allstar SFI spline disconnect, Strange's Q1000 and Q1200, Sweet's weld-on and 6-bolt releases, NRG's SFI-listed models, Mark Williams' 6-hole hub, MPI's weld-on SFI release and Woodward's red releases - are listed as SFI 42.1, the SFI specification for steering wheel quick disconnects. Whether your class or sanctioning body requires an SFI-rated disconnect is in your rulebook, not in a product listing - check it before you choose, and if it does require one, pick from the SFI-listed hubs here rather than the economy styles.

COUPLERS AND THE PARTS THAT COMPLETE THE JOB

A weld-on disconnect is only half a system: the coupler or stub welds to the shaft, and the hub releases from it. This page keeps the common ones together - Allstar's hex coupler for the ALL52302 (and its spline couplers for the ALL52308/ALL52318 family), and Woodward's weld-in stubs for 3/4 in, 20-spline shafts in .065 and .120 wall tubing versions. If a listing says "without coupler" or names a specific column, believe it: that hub expects the matching coupler or column you already have. Every product here lists professional installation as recommended - welding a steering coupler is structural work on the one control you cannot lose.

QUESTIONS DRIVERS ASK US

Will one of these fit my stock steering column? Most hubs on this page are race parts sized for 5/8 in or 3/4 in shafts, not factory columns. The exceptions are listed as such: Grant's GM hub is built for a GM 36-spline shaft, and the bolt-on NRG and Woodward releases name the columns they fit. If your column is not named in the listing, call us before ordering and we will check the manufacturer's application guide with you.

Do I need a coupler as well? For weld-on styles, yes - the coupler welds to the shaft and the hub releases from it, and couplers are sold separately unless the listing says one is included (MPI's 6-bolt release, for example, is listed with a weld-on coupler). Bolt-on styles mount to the column or hub adapter instead.

Can I keep my horn button? On some: NRG's releases list horn wiring as included, and Strange lists the Q1200 with its horn button (and a separate version without one). Most pure race disconnects have no horn provision at all - if the horn matters, pick from the listings that say so.

Hex or spline - which should I buy? Both are proven in race cars. Hex is the budget route and every part of the system is cheap to replace; spline and SFI-rated spline hubs are the step up for cars that need the rating or run the wheel on and off constantly. If you are deciding for your car, call us at 213-549-4279 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm PT) and we will match the hub to your shaft size and wheel pattern.

Shopping the wider range? Browse the full Steering Wheel Quick Disconnects collection, read our guides on the News & Builds blog, or see the page that came before this one: Roll Cage Kits by Vehicle.

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