LOL well you can do an awesome and VERY cheap cruise control lots of TJ guys have a throttle control for wheeling basically its a bicycle shifter and cable run the cable to the throttle and then you can mount your throttle control lever on your shifter.
as for the steering wheel issue... just opt for the kit to mount your new wheel and you should be golden, I recently upgraded my 92 with no bag on it to a 99 that HAS a bag but no it is not operative cause of the clock spring and several other components but as for a wheeler im with you SCREW the bags!as for the day to day use Im kinda either way I feel the ONLY way a bag would be able to do a better job than my reflexes is if I were in a head on collision at 45 + MPH