What size steering wheel??

timtheenchanteruk

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• Sep 27, 2012

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Decided that the wife can buy me a new steering wheel for christmas, question is, what size to I go for.
It is my only vehicle, but I do do some greenlaning so don't want something so small that'll try to snap me wrists of the beaten track, so, what are your thoughts on what size (I'm sure there must be a few out there with varying size of wheel?

quite like the look of this one

not measured it, but isnt the standard 14", was thinking of something a squeeze smaller to give a tad more leg room.

 

timtheenchanteruk

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• Sep 27, 2012

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or a flat bottom one, or are they a PIA to drive with?

 

timtheenchanteruk

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ignore me, standard is a 16", same size question still applies though...

 

dh98

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• Sep 27, 2012

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I was thinking 14" for mine when it arrives as that will then fit the small disklocks. THe flat bottomed steering wheels look kind of daft.

 

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Don't look a bit like him

 

timtheenchanteruk

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The Mad Hat Man said:

Don't look a bit like him

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timtheenchanteruk

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dh98 said:

I was thinking 14" for mine when it arrives as that will then fit the small disklocks. THe flat bottomed steering wheels look kind of daft.

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eye, Ill have to factor in a new disc lock too, guessing the one that fits the standard fender wheel would be a bit too mahoosive on a 14"

 

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• Sep 27, 2012

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Steering wheels are personal taste, what suits one person won't suit another so the final choice has to be your own.

I ran an Ital wheel on my S111 and the standard one on my 101 (both had 9.00x16's but the angle of the wheel made a big difference to comfort). I ran the standard 4-spoke wheel on my 90 for only a very short period until I replaced it with a 14-inch Mountney however after about 5-years I replaced it with the 12-inch Raid which has now been on for about 8-years. I recently fitted the old 4-spoke very briefly while the boss was re-worked to put the wheel closer to the controls and it was like driving a bus, couldn't wait to get the smaller wheel on again.