[DeTomaso] steering wheel diameter

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Thu Sep 23 19:46:31 EDT 2010


You will probably like it a lot on track.  Always seemed more responsive to
me, plus with or w/o quick release, more cockpit room for ingress/egress.
Michael Shortt

On Sep 23, 2010 7:17 PM, "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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