[DeTomaso] steering wheel diameter

[boyd casey]

I did mention that I had not had an opportunity to drive the car under the
conditions I would like to in order to get a real world test. A high speed
run with a mix of straights and  road race course conditions.  Driving under
normal traffic conditions is not a problem.  In fact the added force
required to man handle the 13" wheel through parking spaces  and three point
turns should provide some beneficial  upper body exercise. I was more
concerned with coming through a chicane and coming up short on the required
upper body strength to maneuver through a rapid succession of changes that
would require the physical strength not just the mechanical advantage gained
by forward motion.
Body

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:20 PM, B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Mike,
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> My Pantera has a quick release Lecarra with a 12.5 O.D. and I love it. I'm
> not petite like Judy D. and I push with one hand and pull with the other
> when parking etc. But what percent of the time am I parking? I just got home
> from a trip from Whiting to Las Vegas, Ely, SSCC and back to Ely, to Sandy
> Ut., and home. No I won't give away, nor sell my 12.5 inch steering wheel.
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> Bud #3400
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> --- On Sat, 9/25/10, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
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> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] steering wheel diameter
> To: boyd411 at gmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
> Cc: teampantera at yahoo.com
> Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 3:45 AM
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> In a message dated 9/23/10 14 01 53, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
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> > 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.
> >
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> The stock wheel was 14 inches.   The Euro wheel (Momo Prototipo mostly,
> although some Euro cars got a different Momo wheel) is 350mm, or 13 3/4
> inches.
>   Sometimes big gorillas will fit a 13-inch wheel for extra leg clearance
> but this results in surprisingly higher steering effort.   I have seen one
> Pantera with a 12-inch wheel, which was a complete joke.
>
> Because I'm a wimp, for a short time I had a 15-inch wheel in my car.
> Judy DeRyke had one in hers and I thought it looked good, and she said it
> helped a lot.   But in my car, maybe because I chose different wheel style,
> it
> looked really stupid, like a school bus wheel, so eventually I traded it
> back
> for a 14-inch version, then later sold the whole works and installed a
> 350mm
> Prototipo.
>
> Mike (steering effort goes down when the speed goes up, so that's my new
> strategy for overcoming my lack of upper body strength!)
>
> --- On Sat, 9/25/10, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
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> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] steering wheel diameter
> To: boyd411 at gmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
> Cc: teampantera at yahoo.com
> Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 3:45 AM
>
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>
> In a message dated 9/23/10 14 01 53, 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.
> >
>
> The stock wheel was 14 inches.   The Euro wheel (Momo Prototipo mostly,
> although some Euro cars got a different Momo wheel) is 350mm, or 13 3/4
> inches.
>   Sometimes big gorillas will fit a 13-inch wheel for extra leg clearance
> but this results in surprisingly higher steering effort.   I have seen one
> Pantera with a 12-inch wheel, which was a complete joke.
>
> Because I'm a wimp, for a short time I had a 15-inch wheel in my car.
> Judy DeRyke had one in hers and I thought it looked good, and she said it
> helped a lot.   But in my car, maybe because I chose different wheel style,
> it
> looked really stupid, like a school bus wheel, so eventually I traded it
> back
> for a 14-inch version, then later sold the whole works and installed a
> 350mm
> Prototipo.
>
> Mike (steering effort goes down when the speed goes up, so that's my new
> strategy for overcoming my lack of upper body strength!)
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