JPPLAY

The problem I was having with a rx7 wa I couldn't heel and toe because of where the steering wheel was against my leg. Can I move the seat back at all. There is only a few inchs there so am thinking it would force the back to be straight then I got a problem there. Anyone know a way around my problem.

Bob_The_Normal

Screw heel-toe.

It's all about "right-side-of-foot"-"left-side-of-foot".

--Gary

JPPLAY

Please give me real advice not advice for ams. I am going to be racing if I get this car so I need the movement.

Bob_The_Normal

Learn how to race before you go thinking you're going to use heel-toe.

And I was only half joking dipshit, if you're tall enough that you have leg fitting trouble your feet are big enough to get across both pedals and this method works fine.

How do I know?

I actually USE it.

As do plenty of other people who don't watch too much Initial D and want to make some cool looking twist of their leg when people are in the car.

In some ways this method is better than heel-toe btw.

--Gary

1SxyRXy

i never had a problem with heel-toe in my FC, but also did have a tilt steering wheel, not sure if you do

Project84

Replace the steering wheel with one slightly smaller in diameter.

OR, I think the GXL's are the only models with tilt steering. It may be possible to get the steering column out of a GXL and put it in your car. Where the column passes through the firewall, there is a joint where you seperate the column from the steering rack. You'll have to count the splines to make sure they will mate together. The S4 cars have a large spline and the rest are small but I don't know how many teeth are on it. The S5 GTU has splines that are all the same size. Makes it hard to get your steering wheel straight when you install the column.

JPPLAY

I apologize Bob The Normal. I stuck my foot in my mouth there. I have know heard from a local guy about doing it what you suggested.

Bob_The_Normal

Hey np, it's cool...

With heel-toe you can't keep the revs high all the time... you can blip but it's much harder to really control the rpms at a constant level.... this way you can easily... blipping is harder to do while sensitive braking but you can get the hang of it.

--Gary

13b4me

Cars I've had with tilt:
86 GXL, 87 Sport, 87 TII, 88 Vert, 89 TII, 90 Vert, and 2 91 N/A's...
All of them had tilt...

Rotary_Knight

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I recommend what 'Bob the Normal' suggest. I too have done this and found it much easier to keep the revs where I want, and I am not that tall a guy but have a 13-14 size shoe so I can't do it like the lil guys in Initial D. lol

Icemark

On those, only the 87.5 Sport had a tilt wheel, and the 88 verts with P package.

Otherwise no tilt on those two cars you mention.

But back to the original problem.

I'd go with an aftermarket or Efini steering wheel. Both are smaller than the stokc FC wheel, as well as will stick further rearward, for extra knee room.

But I suspect also that if you can't Heel/toe with the stock wheel, but have no problems with hitting either the brake or gas; then you are not doing it correctly, as heel placement does not change from normal braking heal placement.

Rotard4life

I had the same problem, and the whole half foot on each style just felt right screwy to me....so I just moved my foot up on the brake pedal a little bit and it seemed to work fine, however I think the only reason that was really effective for me was because I have very flexible ankles which allow my foot to bend back farther then normal, but you can try it and see =)