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Old 12-22-02, 01:58 AM
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Smaller steering wheel?

Hey all I am going to ditch my stock steering wheel (1987 N/A) For price reasons I will be going with a Grant Wheel. I am trying to decide between a 12inch vs. 13inch. My dad told me that I should stick with the 13 so that I won't be over correcting all the time (smaller wheel means your hands move less than on a bigger wheel?) Could you guys give me some pro&cons of either?
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get a real small one like the gangsters in the early 90's then lower ur car to the ground get tires that stick out past the fenders and paint a aztec picture on ur hood then you'll be cool lol i donno why i said that but the idea of a smaller steering wheel reminded me of it
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get the 13. i got a grant signature series racing steering wheel for my 944, i am pretty sure its a 13" i am very happy with it, stock steering wheels are always oversized
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I have a Momo Race 320mm wheel. Very nice wheel. I like it much better than the tractor trailer sized stock wheel. The stock wheel was too skinny. The one I have now is extremely comfortable in my hands.

Slayer: I think you have visions of welded chain steering wheels in your head. One too many Cheech and Chong movies, eh?
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Yo,


I've got the Sparco 383 Suede in 330mm...just know that you won't be able to see **** for gauges. 4 of the 6 gauges will be blocked by the wheel. I don't have a tilt wheel, so that doesn't help either.

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13" is a good size. Your dad is right to a point but the RX7 has such a slow rack IMO it isn't such a bad thing to have a really small wheel. I have a 330 Sparco (13") also and think it would look kinda small in a street car.

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i want a 10 in wheel im a big guy , my head rubs on the top and im a good 3 ft taller than my car , any place i can get an f1 style wheel?
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Momo And Sparco make raceing steering wheels.
Here is a sample of some of the Momo wheels
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