Wood Steering Wheel

[M430]

Thinking about changing my steering wheel to a Moto Lita, comes in at least two sized, 14" and 15". For those of you that have made the conversion what size did you prefer.

 

[SoCal'beaming]

I have a 14" on mine and it works well and gives ya' a half inch more space for da' legs

..... David

 

[Gary T]

I have a Series II with original 15" steering wheel. I bought a 15" MotaLita wood wheel and I believe it will fit okay.

 

[alpine_64]

What series alpine is it going in and how tall are you? I find 14" good and have the boss extended out from the dash to get knee room so i can operate the brake better. Does move the wheel closer to your chest though and a bit more vintage driving position for your arms.. But much better leg and foot movement

 

[Alpine 1789]

Keep in mind that the smaller the wheel, the greater the effort to turn it. I doubt a 14" wheel will be much different from stock, but I have not driven one. However, I have driven an Alpine with a 12" wheel and it does make quite a bit of difference, at least when the car is at rest or only moving slowly.

 

[Toyanvil]

I run a 14 on my series II, and love it.

 

[M430]

Mike,

I have a SV, no power steering, and I am 5' 7", 155 lbs.

 

[todd reid]

14" - for reasons stated above - I didn't notice any difference in steering effort. If I knew how much more space it would create, I would have done it 20 years earlier!

For what its worth, I measured the stock wheel as 14 1/2" (centerline of rim to centerline) - I was under the impression that that was correct way (???)

Another consideration - you often lose the ability to telescope the steering column when you install an adaptor. Unless your car has multiple drivers of different statures, this is probably not an issue

TR