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Postby DB4G63 » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:32 am

Having purchased my already kitted out GTZ 4 weeks ago.
I am finding my steering wheel ( which is an aftermarket momo ) to be far too small, especially for driving around Dunedin.
Its only 300mm in diameter, which makes parallel parking and narrow streets a bit of a pain. It makes the car feel very heavy to control

Most other steering wheels Ive looked at are about 330mm or 350mm which in comparison seem a lot bigger ( I did some measuring )

I just wanted to know what size do you guys use? and what size is your standard wheel size. I like the aftermarket wheel, something bigger would suit me just fine.
Also boss kits are universal fit arent they?

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Postby aesc » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:41 am

I had a 300mm Momo wheel on my GTZ for a couple of weeks (was borrowed), I didnt find it too bad, guess comes down to personal preference.

Ive got a 320mm wheen now, the difference is noticeable and I think is the right size; not too big or small. Aftermarket Momo wheels come in either 300, 320 or 350 usually, but I think the factory one I had in my GTZ before was about 370.

And yes most if not all aftermarket wheels will fit onto your boss kit :D
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Postby AJz » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:05 am

yea, you just have to get the right boss kit to fit your car thats all.

I have a 300mm momo on mine, i find it much easier to drive, i think my stock one was about 370mm.
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Postby VR-4Squid » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:19 am

i swapped the 350mm momo in the vr4 for a 300, i hate the light-floaty-remote feel of power steering, so i was stoked that it made the steering require abit more effort.

rather than changing the wheel, maybe try going to the gym? :lol:
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Postby gordon77 » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:53 am

i have a 320mm in my corolla and it was a vast inprovement on the standard wheel - anything smaller id probably stay away from...
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Postby 86_rolla » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:38 pm

keep the 300mm, ladys like big forearms :lol:
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Postby DB4G63 » Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:49 pm

i have a 320mm in my corolla and it was a vast inprovement on the standard wheel - anything smaller id probably stay away from...


Sounds probibly about the right size I need.

The problem lies in making small adjustments (such as passing stationary traffic) and making full lock adjustments (ie if your parking or turning ) you cant really use one arm to move the wheel very easily....

I have the boss kit, I was just assuming they are fairly universal.

The previous owner rounded off one of the allan (sp?) key bolts, so Ive got to get a mate to sort that out too.
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Postby Ae92typeX » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:49 pm

lol, I use a 400mm at present.
but thats the mini...
in toyotas though aside from standard Ive had 300 and 320mm's
to be honnest, althout it looked cool I didnt like the smaller unit as it was hard when doing driving which required a lot of lock to lock- to small to hold properly imo. Just driving around was fine.
They all had power steering, so were still easy as...
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Postby Mr GTZ » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:45 pm

Wouldn't mind knowing how much you'd flick the 300mm one off for...!!! :twisted:
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Postby CozmoNz » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:12 pm

320mm with a 40mm dish, and a 30mm spacer from the boss kit lol.

and no powersteering, but yeh, no weight over the front = easy peasy to drive.
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Postby 86_rolla » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:16 pm

NZkw have steering wheels for $110 ea
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Postby suberimakuri » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:22 pm

14x7jj or 14x8jj steelies, max caster, no ps, 330mm and lockers

there you go.
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Postby Snoozin » Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:41 pm

330mm MOMO Race, FWD with no powersteering and 195's on the front.... parallel parking is all kinds of fun. :lol:
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Postby no_8wire » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:16 pm

Booho no powersteering... :lol:

Power steering is for wusses...

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Postby Mad Murphy » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:19 pm

no_8wire wrote:Booho no powersteering... :lol:

Power steering is for wusses...

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Postby no_8wire » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:21 pm

Great mind think alike, as the saying goes...
I sure those with great taste in cars also think alike... 8)
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Postby DB4G63 » Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:34 pm

Wouldn't mind knowing how much you'd flick the 300mm one off for...!!! Twisted Evil


hmmmm, tempting. Ill see what happens when I get the new one fitted. I dont need two :-)
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Postby Mr GTZ » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:33 pm

U the man, no rush thou take your time i'll still be keen. I like the feel of the drive with the extra small wheel. :wink:
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