Anyone know what this steering wheel part is for?

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I was not on my game and neglected to take pictures when I disassembled this steering wheel 6 years ago. I have a few and some online from Lugnutz' blog that has been super helpful. But I am stumped so far on a part that I bagged with the steering wheel parts and cleaned up and painted. If anyone can tell me where it belongs, and if I even need it really since the standard steering wheel I had removed isn't the one I will be using. I plan to use a deluxe wheel and I have noticed that the drill hole pattern is a bit different between to the two. Ill post pics and see if anyone can help sort this out.

Here is the part Im unsure about