[DeTomaso] Steering wheels

Sat Jun 21 18:14:45 EDT 2014

My Lecarra wheel measures 13.5" OD, and even then my skinny but long leg only has 1/4" clearance between it and my knee when my leg is against the console.

I doubt I could drive the car with a bigger wheel.

Even with 215 front tires the wheel cannot be turned unless the car is rolling at least a little. 
Actually I don't think steering gear was designed to deal with gorilla force, so if a driver has to use all his strength to move the wheel that can't be good for the car.

Jim Oddie

-----Original Message-----
From: Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Cc: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com>; DeTomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 20, 2014 6:30 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheels

   My Lecarra wheel is nay 13" in diameter. With my Nitto NT-05 235/40R18
   A Front tires that are 9.57" wide I felt like I needed steroids to turn
   the wheel from lock to lock while parking! Some one should invent a
   wheel with an extension from one of the spokes with one of those 1950's
   suicide speed steering balls (a brodie knob).
   Tuning those 9.57" wide 18" wheels with no power steering will give you
   quite a work out. The extra inch of leverage would have come in handy
   even if it made you ooh like Ralph Kramden!
   Boyd

   On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Mike Drew <[1]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   wrote:

     Hahaha!
     Fwiw I experimented with a 15 inch lecarra wheel for about a week.
     Seemed like a good idea when I ordered it, but it was way too big.
     It felt like I was driving a bus!
     Mike
     Sent from my iPhone

   On Jun 20, 2014, at 17:25, "Bill Moore" <[2]bill at incendium.com> wrote:
   > Let's pick on Boyd and Mike. Maybe both require a salt shaker. I have
   a Momo 14" wheel, but I'm thinking about getting a "whatever" 16"
   wheel. I'm a big enough boy that I don't care or need a blessing. If
   the 16" doesn't fit or work for me, so be it. It's only time and money.
   I'm done. Let's get back to pickin on Boyd.
   > Bill Moore
   > Incendium Supply
   > Calgary
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: Boyd Casey <[3]boyd411 at gmail.com>
   > Sender: "DeTomaso" <[4]detomaso-bounces at poca.com>Date: Fri, 20 Jun
   2014 20:17:08
   > To: Julian Kift<[5]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   > Cc: [6]MikeLDrew at aol.com<[7]mikeldrew at aol.com>; De Tomaso
   List<[8]detomaso at poca.com>
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   1. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   2. mailto:bill at incendium.com
   3. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   4. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   5. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   6. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   7. mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com
   8. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   9. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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   My Lecarra wheel measures 13.5" OD, and even then my skinny but long
   leg only has 1/4" clearance between it and my knee when my leg is
   against the console.

   I doubt I could drive the car with a bigger wheel.

   Even with 215 front tires the wheel cannot be turned unless the car is
   rolling at least a little.

   Actually I don't think steering gear was designed to deal with gorilla
   force, so if a driver has to use all his strength to move the wheel
   that can't be good for the car.

   Jim Oddie

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
   To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   Cc: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com>; DeTomaso List
   <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Fri, Jun 20, 2014 6:30 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheels
   My Lecarra wheel is nay 13" in diameter. With my Nitto NT-05 235/40R18
   A Front tires that are 9.57" wide I felt like I needed steroids to turn
   the wheel from lock to lock while parking! Some one should invent a
   wheel with an extension from one of the spokes with one of those 1950's
   suicide speed steering balls (a brodie knob).
   Tuning those 9.57" wide 18" wheels with no power steering will give you
   quite a work out. The extra inch of leverage would have come in handy
   even if it made you ooh like Ralph Kramden!
   Boyd

   On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Mike Drew <[1][1]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   wrote:

     Hahaha!
     Fwiw I experimented with a 15 inch lecarra wheel for about a week.
     Seemed like a good idea when I ordered it, but it was way too big.
     It felt like I was driving a bus!
     Mike
     Sent from my iPhone

   On Jun 20, 2014, at 17:25, "Bill Moore" <[2][2]bill at incendium.com> wrote:
   > Let's pick on Boyd and Mike. Maybe both require a salt shaker. I have
   a Momo 14" wheel, but I'm thinking about getting a "whatever" 16"
   wheel. I'm a big enough boy that I don't care or need a blessing. If
   the 16" doesn't fit or work for me, so be it. It's only time and money.
   I'm done. Let's get back to pickin on Boyd.
   > Bill Moore
   > Incendium Supply
   > Calgary
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: Boyd Casey <[3][3]boyd411 at gmail.com>
   > Sender: "DeTomaso" <[4][4]detomaso-bounces at poca.com>Date: Fri, 20 Jun
   2014 20:17:08
   > To: Julian Kift<[5][5]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   > Cc: [6][6]MikeLDrew at aol.com<[7][7]mikeldrew at aol.com>; De Tomaso
   List<[8][8]detomaso at poca.com>
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering wheels
   >
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References

   1. [11]mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   2. [12]mailto:bill at incendium.com
   3. [13]mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   4. [14]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   5. [15]mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   6. [16]mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   7. [17]mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com
   8. [18]mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   9. [19]mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  10. [20]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com

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References

   1. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   2. mailto:bill at incendium.com
   3. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   4. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   5. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   6. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   7. mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com
   8. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   9. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  10. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  11. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com?
  12. mailto:bill at incendium.com?
  13. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com?
  14. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com?
  15. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com?
  16. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com?
  17. mailto:mikeldrew at aol.com?
  18. mailto:detomaso at poca.com?
  19. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com?
  20. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  21. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  22. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com