Since the Spitfire requires such little effort to turn the wheel, smaller is
cooler! I found a 10" (questionable if it's "street" legal I suppose) LEATHER
Truimph steering wheel at Carlisle a few years ago that really looks a lot
better than the big rubber (cracked) 13 1/2" one that came with my 1977. Kind
of feels even MORE like a big go kart!
---------------------- Forwarded by John J Cousins/Cleveland/RA/Rockwell on
06/17/99 02:41 PM ---------------------------
"Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com> on 06/17/99 02:36:19 PM
Please respond to "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
To: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
cc: (bcc: John J Cousins/Cleveland/RA/Rockwell)
Subject: RE: Triumph interchange goldmine in junk yards
A larger wheel = less effort but more motion
Smaller steering wheel = faster response (less motion) but more effort
There is a practical limit to size though. I wouldn't want a steering wheel
the size of a ship's wheel, nor would I want one the size of a silver
dollar!
Reid
'79 Spitfire
-----Original Message-----
From: nikolai jaremka [mailto:njaremka@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:59 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Triumph interchange goldmine in junk yards
> The later 1977-up cars have a smaller 13.5-inch steering wheel
> which makes the car easier to steer.
how can a smaller steering wheel make it easier to steer? would
a larger steering wheel make it easier? if i use a longer
breaker bar to remove a stubborn bolt, i don't have to work as
hard as if i was using a smaller breaker bar. why aren't
steering wheels the same?
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nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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