[DeTomaso] steering wheel diameter

[boyd casey]

I have 18" x 9" wheels on front with tires close to 9.9" wide and  with my
modified upper A-Arms and 6 1/2 degrees of caster I find my small steering
wheel requieres a substantial  amount of steering effort. I have not driven
it on a track yet but it is a bitch on the street.
Boyd

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 5:38 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 9/23/10 2:01:50 PM, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
>
> I wanted to know what the recommended diameter steering wheel for track or
> road racing. My Steering wheel seems like a small diameter for competitive
> driving.
>
> I agree. The stock Capri-derived steel steering wheel is just under 14" OD.
> I mounted an aluminum  Momo Prototipo which is 14-1/2" OD on our Pantera, to
> give my 5'4" wife a little more leverage. This size change had no effect on
> my fitting under the wheel at 6'2". A second thing that helps considerably
> is to mount 8" x 15 Campagnolo wheels in front; the 1" larger inboard offset
> reduces the stock Pantera's scrub radius to almost nothing and frees up the
> steering noticably. Aftermarket wheels with the same offset as the 8" wide
> Campys also work. Good luck- J DeRyke