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What size steering wheel do you like?
Hey Guys, been looking at steering wheels lately. Don't like the LaCarra that is on my car, looking at Momo's.
Which do you guys like better? 12.6"(320mm) or 13.75"(350mm)
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Location: Galivants Ferry, SC
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The original 911's had huge steering wheels...and the "sport" versions that became standard by the mid 80's were 380 mm. The conventional wisdom says that aftermarket should target this size or slightly smaller, say 365 or 350. The 380's started to cover some of the gauges, and the 350's are that much worse ( worse still for 320's).
Some guys like the racer look of rotating the gauges to gain better line-of-sight access, but it looks a bit kludge to my eyes. If you go smaller, I would reface/reindex the gauges, but high $ for this. 320's ? ....best size for driving hand-cuffed  Harder to steer, too. The only reason these smaller wheels got associated with being "racy" is because real ( formula) race cars simply didn't have enough room for the larger wheels that give more leverage and more precise "feel" ( less effort and more arc travel of the wheel to allow more precision in placing the car). ---Wil Ferch
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